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单词 fall at the first hurdle
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fall at the first hurdle

Meet with failure at a very early stage of an undertaking: the campaign could fall at the first hurdle if they fail to secure planning permission...
  • By uttering the word Ascot, I had already fallen at the first hurdle.
  • In fact, once they get to the play-offs, they always fall at the first hurdle.
  • Winston Churchill would have fallen at the first hurdle.
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