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swing and a miss

idiom

A sincere but unsuccessful attempt.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    give something a miss

    To forgo something.

  2. 02

    I never miss

    I am aware of what is going on; I know what is happening.

  3. 03

    Miss Right

    A perfect, ideal or suitable female companion, especially a wife.

  4. 04

    miss the forest for the trees

    Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.

  5. 05

    miss the memo

    To be unaware of the current state of affairs.

  6. 06

    miss the wood for the trees

    Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.

  7. 07

    miss the woods for the trees

    Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.

  8. 08

    swing back

    To return to a previous position.

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