you miss 100% of the shots you don't take
one strike and you're out
you can't win them all
drop the ball
a miss is as good as a mile
not win for losing
no-win situation
fight a losing battle
sink or swim
lay an egg
old college try
lose
give something a shot
mis-
epic fail
strike out looking
fail at life
accidents will happen in the best regulated families
continue
go to shit
persist in
fall seven times, stand up eight
whistle in the wind
never-would-be
misgrab
miss
robust
fall back
will on
like painting the Forth Bridge
tried and tested
give something a whirl
manage
push shit uphill
die on the vine
fail
give something a go
polish a turd
give it a try
have a go
fall flat on one's face
go down the toilet
go out
play hardball
neutralize
fall down
crash and burn
fimble
nonstarter
push one's luck
hopeless
hoon
draw a blank
underachieve
reach
go nowhere
bite off more than one can chew
attempted
take a dare
hydra
try as one may
take a crack at
take a stab at
give something a try
dead duck
go set
counterstrategy
stymie
game over
nonattempt
ruin
whistle for
unlikely
kick at the can
flop
take on water
opt out
cop out
even chance
blow
come to nought
do-or-die
minimum
gronk
not have a prayer
shit out of luck
win or lose
you've got to be in it to win it
take the count
self-handicap
lay eggs
every man is the architect of his own fortune
keep on truckin'
sink like a stone
come to nothing
compulsion
waterproof
zilch