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A list of phrases related to the word "unsuccessful"...
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All washed up (
failed
)
An
abortive
attempt
Born loser
Cheap is cheap
Failure
to launch
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work ( Thomas Edison quotation )
Lay an egg
Resistance is
futile
( A catchphrase from Star Trek )
Self defeating
Success has many fathers, while
failure
is an orphan
What we have here is a
failure
to communicate ( line from Cool Hand Luke )