Question 1

fail an exam, a test or a course

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flunk

Question 2

fail very badly

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bomb

Question 3

be accepted with enthusiasm

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go down a storm

Question 4

gradually become weaker or come to an end

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lapse

Question 5

to be unable to understand something because it is too difficult

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be out of (one's) depth

Question 6

when a business closes or a person becomes bankrupt, they are said to go under

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go under

Question 7

tending to increase or stay at a high level, usually showing financial success

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buoyant

Question 8

waste an opportunity to

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blow it

Question 9

fail completely with bad results

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come unstuck

Question 10

a complete failure

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flop

Question 11

to be unable to take advantage of something because you are too late

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miss the boat

Question 12

feel so satisfied with what you have already achieved that you do not try to do any more

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rest on (one's) laurels

Question 13

too general and failing to think about or understand particular examples

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sweeping

Question 14

to allow a bill, debt, etc, to reach a large total

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run up

Question 15

the impression that your company gives to the public

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corporate image

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