Other words for something failing—for example, a plan: “She didn’t work it out carefully enough, and her plan ________.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| FLOPPED | 7 |
| BACKFIRED | 5 |
| FAILED | 5 |
| FELL THROUGH | 5 |
| WENT HAYWIRE | 5 |
| FIZZLED | 4 |
| WENT TO POT | 3 |
| WENT KAFLOOEY | 2 |
| BIT HER IN THE BUTT | 1 |
| FELL APART | 1 |
| FELL TO PIECES | 1 |
| LOST SPEED | 1 |
| SKIDDED OFF COURSE | 1 |
| TANKED | 1 |
| TURNED TO SHIT | 1 |
| WAS A BUST | 1 |
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