overreach
miss the mark
drive
push
labor
tug
overshoot
labour
failing
strain
nisus
striving
flunk
pains
undershoot
hit
inability
counterproductive
unfitness
goal
salami technique
un-come-at-able
ungetatable
shoot for the stars
un-get-at-able
miss
unsuccessfully
misgrab
slippage
dog it
dot down
race
misaim
insuperable
strike out looking
win the battle, but lose the war
rise
overpass
insurmountable
easy
come through
succeed
manoeuvre
win
failure
deliver the goods
maneuver
no-height
bring home the bacon
manoeuver
unsucceeding
targetlessness
no-goal
unattainable
put the pedal to the metal
counterchallenge
heckle
whelm
rechallenge
bent
push shit uphill
trivially
outfumble
try as one may
try for
near miss
crest
difficulty
climb
ideal-seeking behavior
essay
scorcher
go for
unsurpassable
progress to
make
push water uphill
make an effort
home and dry
get to
manage
directionless
rugged
copout
tough
strivingly
indirectness
if the mountain won't come to Muhammad
reach
peak
mint
win through
strike out
push one's luck
pull off
let the grass grow under one's feet
attainment
top out

English words for 'fail by aiming too high or trying too hard'

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