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fall at the last hurdle

idiom

To fail near the end of an activity, a project, etc.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    breathe one's last

    To die.

  2. 02

    cobbler, keep to your last

    One should not criticise matters outside one's field of expertise; one should mind one's business.

  3. 03

    dead last

    Finishing in last place in a competition or ranking, often by a considerable margin to the next to last place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.

  4. 04

    draw one's last breath

    To die.

  5. 05

    every last

    every; without exception (used for emphasis).

  6. 06

    fall apart

    To be emotionally in crisis.

  7. 07

    fall around

    To fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.

  8. 08

    fall asleep

    To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.

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