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