figurative. To cause to come from, into, out of, to, etc. a certain state or condition, or to be or do… with to:as to bring to a close, end, head…
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail in [verb (transitive)] > cause to fail (10) bringc1175 figurative. To cause to come from, into, out of, to, etc. a certain state or condition, or to be or do… with to:as to bring to a close, end, head… abort?1548 figurative and in figurative context. transitive. To bring to a premature end; to terminate without result or success. Also: to present in an… foil1548 To overthrow, defeat (an antagonist); to beat off, repulse, discomfit (an assailant or an attack). †In Wrestling: To throw, to inflict a ‘foil’… ruin1593 transitive. To spoil, thwart, or subvert completely (a project, design, hope, etc.); to cause to fail; to make entirely abortive. to throw out1821 transitive. To cause (a person) to be distracted or interrupted in a course of action, speech, etc.; to cause to perform badly, make a mistake, or… to put a person's pot on1864 Australian and New Zealand slang. to put a person's pot on (also to put the pot on a person): to inform or tell tales against a person; to destroy a… mucker1869 transitive. To ruin (one's chances); to mishandle, to bungle. collapse1883 transitive. To cause to collapse, break down, fall in, or contract. to fix (someone's) wagon1951 Figurative phrases. to fix (someone's) wagon, to bring about (a person's) downfall, to spoil (his) chances of success. Cf. fix, v. 14c. U.S. slang. Subcategories:— weaken or unsettle (possibly causing failure) (1) |
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