Xem thêm: weakness, flunk, failed, neglect, go wrong, miscarry, betray, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down, flunk, bomb, flush it, run out, give out
n.
he was quick to point out his wife's failings
his failing the course led to his disqualification
he got two flunks on his report
adj.
a failing business venture
received failing grades
v.
She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib
The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account
Where do today's public schools fail?
The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
His sense of smell failed him this time
His strength finally failed him
His children failed him in the crisis
The engine finally went
The car died on the road
The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
The coffee maker broke
The engine failed on the way to town
her eyesight went after the accident
I fail to understand your motives
The teacher failed six students
She studied hard but failed nevertheless
Did I fail the test?
She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law
We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust
The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor
A number of banks failed that year
The water supply for the town failed after a long drought
Her health is declining
