miss
miss the mark
unattainment
let the grass grow under one's feet
go nowhere
omit
underachieve
fail
strike out looking
fall back
nonfulfilment
misfire
strike out
beat the odds
go out
fall down
go down the toilet
unfulfillment
go down in flames
underwhelm
underlive
futile
fight a losing battle
mis-
scantle
miscarry
to no avail
bomb
languish
nonfailure
unsucceeding
kamikaze
fall flat on one's face
failure
waterproof
blow up in one's face
run to waste
blow up
inefficacy
emptyhandedness
ineffectiveness
die on the vine
unthrive
bite the big one
win the battle, but lose the war
shortcoming
welch
scant
bail
money talks, bullshit walks