Succes and failure

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This flashcard set helps learn English at an intermediate level, focusing on expressions related to success and failure. It covers phrases like "went down like a lead balloon," "triumph over," and "exceeded my expectations," with the platform supporting backward learning from the target language to the source language. Ideal for travelers, students, or anyone improving fluency, these vocabulary flashcards offer practical examples for everyday communication, helping users expand their expressive range in both casual and formal contexts.

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08.09.2022 / 08.09.2022

Someone that is guilty of something is to

blame

Someone very succesful has

made it

i didn't do any mistakes in my presentation, so i

exceeded my expectations

I did something I wanted to do since a long time, so I

fulfilled my ambition

He started from the bottom, he has a

success story

They had a lot of difficulties that they

triumphed over

Nobody laughed at my joke, it

fell flat

After the scandal the company

went bankrupt

They didn't take my advice very well. It

went down like a lead ballon

The movie was very predictable. It

lacked in imagination

Someone that is guilty for something is to

blame

Someone who's very succesful has

made it

When something goes better than you thought

exceeded my expectations

When you achive something you wanted to

fulfil your ambition

the narrative of someone who has made it

success story

We had many difficulties along the way but we

triumphed over

Nobody laughed at my joke. It

fell flat

With the last scandal the company

went bankrupt

Everyone hated my suggestion. It

went down like a lead balloon

The movie was very predictable . It

lacked in imagination

Something unexpected

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Out of the blue

have a lot of knowledge about something

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know someting inside out

a situation where you get benefits from two different sides

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the best of both worlds

expensive

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costs an arm and a leg

something easy

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a piece of cake

a situation where you find out later that it was positive, but you didn't think so at the time

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blessing in disguise

take too much work

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bite off more than you can chew

ideas that make you think

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food for thought

trying to do something impossible

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fight a loosing battle

relax

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let your hair down

say something just right

hit the nail on the head

when somebody fucks with you

pull your leg

keep someone from getting ahead or developing

holding me back

become known or popular

caught on

achieve, be succesful at a task

accomplished

be not just a little unsuccessful but extremely unsuccessful

failing miserably

do well and prosper in general

thrive

get a very high mark on a test

passing with flying colours

fail to do something by the neccesary date

missed a deadline

achieve a specific objective decided in advance

met the target

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Everyone hated my suggestion. It

went down like a lead balloon

The movie was very predictable . It

lacked in imagination

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