Idiom
fail at life
Meaning
To do anything disappointing; to fail significantly.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I really fail at life when I forget my own keys.”
“After burning the dinner and missing my bus, I felt like I was failing at life today.”
“Despite his professional achievements, he often felt he was failing at life because he struggled to maintain meaningful personal relationships.”
Examples
simple
“I really fail at life when I forget my own keys.”
contextual
“After burning the dinner and missing my bus, I felt like I was failing at life today.”
complex
“Despite his professional achievements, he often felt he was failing at life because he struggled to maintain meaningful personal relationships.”
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