| Isn't elected |
The Washington Post |
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 |
| Places last |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Mar 2021 |
| Doesn't get the gold |
USA Today |
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 |
The Washington Post |
22 Aug 2020 |
| Doesn't win |
New York Times |
03 Aug 2020 |
| Doesn't prevail |
The Washington Post |
03 Jul 2020 |
| Gets trounced |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jun 2020 |
| Takes an 'L' |
New York Times |
12 Apr 2020 |
| Goes down to defeat |
LA Times Daily |
06 Apr 2020 |
| Finishes last |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Feb 2020 |
| Suffers a defeat |
USA Today |
23 Dec 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 |
| Leaves follower behind with running soles |
Irish Times Crosaire |
11 Jan 2019 |
| 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 |
| Comes in last |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Aug 2018 |
| Is defeated |
Universal |
02 Jul 2018 |
| Is badly beaten |
Universal |
10 May 2018 |
| Gets whupped |
USA Today |
04 May 2018 |
| Comes up short, say |
New York Times |
24 May 2017 |
| Takes a licking |
The Washington Post |
15 Feb 2017 |
| Finishes with fewer votes |
New York Times |
17 Oct 2016 |
| Shakes |
New York Times |
24 Sep 2016 |
| Manages to elude |
Newsday |
10 Jul 2016 |
| Gives the slip to |
USA Today |
22 Mar 2016 |
| Mislays |
Universal |
02 Feb 2016 |
| Suffers a 47-Across |
USA Today |
25 Jan 2016 |
| Gets the booby prize |
New York Times |
30 Nov 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 |
| Gets licked, in battle of bands |
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| Is bested |
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| Sheds, as weight |
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| Shakes off |
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| Suffers defeat |
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| Squanders |
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| Shakes, as in a car chase |
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| Forfeits |
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| Is stopped on the field |
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| Finishes second |
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| Shakes, as a tail |
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| Gets knocked off |
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| Blows, perhaps |
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| Gets beaten |
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| What second place at battle of the bands does |
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| Earns the booby prize |
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| Draws the short straw, say |
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| Doesn't maintain |
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| Wins the battle of the bulge, ironically |
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| Fails to prevail |
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| Comes in second |
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| Doesn't carry the day |
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| Fails to show |
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| Shakes, so to speak |
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| Gets the consolation prize |
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| Throws, say |
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| Falls short, in points |
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| Allows to get away |
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| Emulates most Las Vegas visitors |
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| Finishes a close second |
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| Has confiscated |
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| Is deprived of |
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| Emulates many Las Vegas visitors |
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| Gets the high score ... in golf |
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| Takes it on the chin |
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| Diets successfully |
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| Succeeds with one's diet |
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| Takes a dive, say |
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| Meets one's Waterloo |
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| Gets eliminated |
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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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| Qualifies for the booby prize |
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| Surrenders the title (to) |
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| Escapes from |
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| Fails to retain |
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| Takes a drubbing |
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| Comes in second, third or fourth |
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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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| Comes a cropper |
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| Becomes an also-ran |
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| Goes down in defeat |
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