Misplaces |
Commuter |
01 Apr 2024 |
Doesn't win or draw (5) |
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Throws or drops |
Newsday |
30 Mar 2024 |
Suffers defeat |
Commuter |
20 Mar 2024 |
Takes the L |
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Finishes last |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Mar 2024 |
Isn't victorious |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2024 |
Misplaces; is defeated |
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Crosses the finish line last, say |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2024 |
Brings up the rear, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Feb 2024 |
Finishes last |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Dec 2023 |
Suffers defeat |
Commuter |
21 Dec 2023 |
Comes in last |
Commuter |
18 Dec 2023 |
Goes astray, ... her way |
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Fails to win |
Universal |
10 Dec 2023 |
Gets rid of |
LA Times Daily |
09 Dec 2023 |
Gets the booby prize |
Commuter |
29 Nov 2023 |
Misplaces |
New York Times |
20 Nov 2023 |
Finishes last |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Oct 2023 |
Comes in last, say |
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Comes up short |
Universal |
02 Sep 2023 |
Goes down in defeat |
Universal |
28 Jun 2023 |
Places last |
Thomas Joseph |
17 May 2023 |
Misplaces |
USA Today |
02 May 2023 |
Finishes last |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Apr 2023 |
Misplaces |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Jan 2023 |
Runs a close second or a distant last |
USA Today |
26 Dec 2022 |
Finishes last |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Nov 2022 |
Sheds |
LA Times Daily |
10 Nov 2022 |
Is bested |
Newsday |
11 Sep 2022 |
Places last |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Sep 2022 |
Fails to win, nearest sides forfeited |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Jun 2022 |
Topples the Jenga tower, say |
LA Times Daily |
08 May 2022 |
Topples the Jenga tower, say |
The Washington Post |
08 May 2022 |
Misplaces |
USA Today |
03 Apr 2022 |
Draws the short straw |
New York Times |
10 Mar 2022 |
Gets skunked |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Feb 2022 |
Doesn't win |
USA Today |
13 Jan 2022 |
Does not win, say |
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Gets licked |
LA Times Daily |
20 Nov 2021 |
Finishes in last place |
Universal |
02 Nov 2021 |
Fails to win or mislays |
Irish Times Simplex |
23 Oct 2021 |
Ditches |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Oct 2021 |
Finishes without century and is defeated |
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Fails to win |
Irish Times Simplex |
10 Sep 2021 |
Fails to win or mislays |
Irish Times Simplex |
01 Sep 2021 |
Places last |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Aug 2021 |
Close second conceals and does not win |
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Shows rock against paper, for example |
USA Today |
24 Jun 2021 |
Comes in last |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 May 2021 |
Isn't elected |
The Washington Post |
20 Apr 2021 |
Isn't elected |
LA Times Daily |
20 Apr 2021 |
Misplaces |
Newsday |
19 Apr 2021 |
Can't find |
Newsday |
18 Apr 2021 |
Fails to win or mislays |
Irish Times Simplex |
03 Apr 2021 |
Doesn't get the gold |
USA Today |
19 Mar 2021 |
Places last |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Mar 2021 |
Underscores? |
Jonesin |
22 Dec 2020 |
Fails to win |
Irish Times Simplex |
21 Nov 2020 |
Comes in second in a duel |
USA Today |
07 Nov 2020 |
Comes up short |
Newsday |
27 Sep 2020 |
Disobeys Simon, say |
USA Today |
24 Sep 2020 |
Gets rid of |
LA Times Daily |
22 Aug 2020 |
Gets rid of |
The Washington Post |
22 Aug 2020 |
Doesn't win |
New York Times |
03 Aug 2020 |
Doesn't prevail |
The Washington Post |
03 Jul 2020 |
Doesn't prevail |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2020 |
Comes in last, in a race |
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Gets trounced |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jun 2020 |
"He is very forgetful. He ___ his belongings all the time." (misplaces) |
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Misplaces |
Universal |
18 Apr 2020 |
Takes an 'L' |
New York Times |
12 Apr 2020 |
Goes down to defeat |
The Washington Post |
06 Apr 2020 |
Goes down to defeat |
LA Times Daily |
06 Apr 2020 |
Finishes last |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Feb 2020 |
Doesn't win |
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Suffers a defeat |
USA Today |
23 Dec 2019 |
Comes up short |
Universal |
13 Oct 2019 |
Goes down |
Newsday |
14 Sep 2019 |
Suffers the agony of defeat |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Aug 2019 |
Gets bested |
Premier Sunday |
24 Mar 2019 |
Goes down |
New York Times |
22 Mar 2019 |
Gets defeated |
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Leaves follower behind with running soles |
Irish Times Crosaire |
11 Jan 2019 |
Misplaces |
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Goes down |
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Comes up short |
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Suffers the agony of defeat |
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Draws the short straw |
USA Today |
24 Dec 2018 |
Trails the field |
The New Yorker |
05 Nov 2018 |
Ditches |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Sep 2018 |
Blows the victory |
Universal |
31 Aug 2018 |
Is defeated |
Universal |
02 Jul 2018 |
Is badly beaten |
Universal |
10 May 2018 |
Gets whupped |
USA Today |
04 May 2018 |
Comes in last |
Newsday |
19 Mar 2018 |
Gets rid of |
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Is defeated |
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Is badly beaten |
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Gets whupped |
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Blows the victory |
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Draws the short straw |
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Ditches |
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Doesn't win |
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Doesn't win |
Premier Sunday |
11 Jun 2017 |
Comes up short, say |
New York Times |
24 May 2017 |
Misplaces |
Thomas Joseph |
22 May 2017 |
Comes up short |
LA Times Daily |
05 Mar 2017 |
Comes up short |
The Washington Post |
05 Mar 2017 |
Takes a licking |
The Washington Post |
15 Feb 2017 |
Comes up short, say |
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Finishes with fewer votes |
New York Times |
17 Oct 2016 |
Shakes |
New York Times |
24 Sep 2016 |
Manages to elude |
Newsday |
10 Jul 2016 |
Comes up short |
USA Today |
14 Jun 2016 |
Gives the slip to |
USA Today |
22 Mar 2016 |
Manages to elude |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Feb 2016 |
Mislays |
Universal |
02 Feb 2016 |
Suffers a 47-Across |
USA Today |
25 Jan 2016 |
Finishes with fewer votes |
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Shakes |
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Comes up short |
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Mislays |
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Suffers a 47-Across |
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Gets the booby prize |
New York Times |
30 Nov 2015 |
Misplaces |
New York Times |
20 Oct 2015 |
Mislays |
New York Times |
26 Aug 2015 |
Gives the slip |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2015 |
Gets licked |
USA Today |
29 Jun 2015 |
Gets rid of, as weight |
LA Times Daily |
27 Apr 2015 |
Suffers defeats |
Universal |
02 Apr 2015 |
Accepts defeat |
Universal |
06 Jan 2015 |
Suffers defeats |
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Gets licked, in battle of bands |
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Misplaces |
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Mislays |
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Gives the slip |
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Gets the booby prize |
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Is bested |
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Sheds, as weight |
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Gets licked |
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Accepts defeat |
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Gets rid of, as weight |
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Forfeits |
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Blows, perhaps |
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Comes in last |
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Suffers defeat |
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Shakes off |
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Gets knocked off |
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Gets beaten |
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Goes down |
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Shakes, as a tail |
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Shakes off |
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Shakes, as in a car chase |
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Squanders |
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Comes in last |
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Finishes second |
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Is stopped on the field |
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Comes up short |
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Goes down |
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Suffers defeat |
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Earns the booby prize |
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What second place at battle of the bands does |
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Draws the short straw, say |
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Doesn't gain a pound, initially, on seafood, even salmon |
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Comes in second |
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Misplaces |
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Takes a licking |
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Fails to prevail |
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Doesn't carry the day |
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Fails to prevail |
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Wins the battle of the bulge, ironically |
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Doesn't maintain |
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Wins the battle of the bulge, ironically |
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Fails to show |
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Shakes, so to speak |
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Comes up short |
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Misplaces |
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Gets the consolation prize |
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Gets the consolation prize |
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Is defeated |
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Gets licked |
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Goes down to defeat |
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Allows to get away |
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Manages to elude |
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Throws, say |
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Falls short, in points |
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Goes down to defeat |
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Gets licked |
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Gets licked |
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Emulates most Las Vegas visitors |
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Finishes a close second |
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Comes in last |
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Finishes second |
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Shakes |
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Is deprived of |
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Has confiscated |
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Gets the high score ... in golf |
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Manages to elude |
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Comes in last |
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Gets bested |
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Shakes, so to speak |
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Diets successfully |
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Emulates many Las Vegas visitors |
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Gets licked |
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Takes it on the chin |
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Gets whupped |
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Gets licked |
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Comes in second |
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Gets licked |
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Misplaces |
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Doesn't win |
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Forfeits |
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Misplaces |
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Succeeds with one's diet |
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Succeeds with one's diet |
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Meets one's Waterloo |
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Gets eliminated |
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Takes a dive, say |
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Takes it on the chin |
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Gets whupped |
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Surrenders the title (to) |
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Fails to win |
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Escapes from |
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Escapes from |
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Qualifies for the booby prize |
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Comes in second |
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Gets bested |
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Mislays |
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Takes a dive |
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Heads for the cellar |
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Leaves in the dust |
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Falls short, in points |
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Allows to get away |
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Allows to get away |
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Gets licked |
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Fails to retain |
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Comes in second |
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Comes in second |
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Mislays |
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Takes a drubbing |
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Gets whupped |
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Gets beaten |
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Is defeated |
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Meets one's Waterloo |
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Comes in last |
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Forfeits |
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Comes in second, third or fourth |
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Comes in last |
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Gets the booby prize |
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Is eliminated from competition |
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Racks up zeros |
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Flips out with it |
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Mislays |
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Forfeits |
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Comes a cropper |
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Becomes an also-ran |
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Emulates most Las Vegas visitors |
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Goes down in defeat |
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Gets the booby prize |
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Shakes off |
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Diets successfully |
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Mislays |
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Suffers defeat |
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Meets one's Waterloo |
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Gets whupped |
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Finishes a close second |
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Gets licked |
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Comes in last |
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Suffers defeats |
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Falls short |
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Is deprived of |
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Misplaces |
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Fails to show |
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Is schneidered |
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Finishes last |
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Is outscored |
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Takes the count |
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Christie's "Poirot ___ a Client" |
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Blows it |
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Outdistances |
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"Poirot ___ a Client": Christie |
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Gets nosed out |
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Is bested |
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Comes out last |
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Is bested or worsted |
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Blows the game |
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Suffers defeat |
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Meets one's Waterloo |
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Becomes an also-ran |
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Wastes |
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Misses out on |
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Finishes second. |
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Misplaces. |
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Ceases to have. |
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Mislays. |
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___ one's head. |
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Squanders. |
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Misses. |
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Trails the field. |
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Lets slip. |
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Forfeits. |
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Comes in second. |
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Gets the short end. |
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Gets licked |
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