miss the mark
miss
miss stays
underachieve
let the grass grow under one's feet
misfire
omit
go nowhere
fall back
bomb
lose
win the battle, but lose the war
strike out looking
overreach
beat the odds
misaim
misgrab
missuit
unlast
malfunction
flop
welch
go nowhere fast
fall on one's face
fall down
go out
dub
truck
go down the toilet
scant
scrape
languish
whore
founder
unreach
flat out
go back on
go set
whiff
strike out
undershoot
push one's luck
backfire
forfeit
give something up as a bad job
nontender
bomb out
lead
hit the skids
push water uphill
fall down on
break down
misguard
draw a blank
not give much for someone's chances
go down in flames
fall between two stools