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He was a fizzle and a stick, he knew it, he knew nothing else, and there is an undercurrent of bitterness in him.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON - SWANSTON EDITION VOL. 25 (OF 25)ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONBut, as his rhyme ended with such an ignominious fizzle, he hurried away with a snort of disgust.
A FORTUNE HUNTER; OR, THE OLD STONE CORRALJOHN DUNLOE CARTERET“And I know you labor under a mistake,” said Fizzle, elevating his chin, and folding his arms pugnaciously over his striped vest.
RUTH HALLFANNY FERN"I am sorry that it has been such a fizzle," she turned to him with a sort of shy, girlish friendliness and impulsiveness.
THE BEAUTYMRS. WILSON WOODROWA match lit up the darkness; he caught the well-known purr and fizzle of grains of incense.
KIMRUDYARD KIPLINGReally, it is not to be wondered at why so many girls lose their heads and make a fizzle of their young lives.
THINKCOL. WM. C. HUNTERThe fizzle is generally made because daddy and mama have a lot of foolish notions about bringing up girls.
THINKCOL. WM. C. HUNTERI dont pretend to great things and make a fizzle of it, as some boys do.
MAYBEE'S STEPPING STONESARCHIE FELLI hate to see things go so far and then make a fizzle of it.
WHEAT AND HUCKLEBERRIESCHARLOTTE MARION (WHITE) VAILEOne only does this sort of thing when the function is a fizzle.
MR. PUNCH IN SOCIETYVARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO FIZZLE
- bitter pill
- blind alley
- blow
- blunder
- bringdown
- bummer
- bust
- calamity
- defeat
- disaster
- discouragement
- downer
- downfall
- drag
- dud
- error
- failure
- false alarm
- faux pas
- fiasco
- fizzle
- flash in the pan
- impasse
- inefficacy
- lemon
- miscalculation
- mischance
- misfortune
- mishap
- mistake
- obstacle
- old one-two
- setback
- slip
- washout
- bitter pills
- blind alleys
- blows
- blunders
- bringdowns
- bummers
- busts
- calamities
- defeats
- disasters
- discouragements
- downers
- downfalls
- drags
- duds
- errors
- failures
- false alarms
- faux pas
- fiascoes
- fizzles
- flash in the pans
- impasses
- inefficacies
- lemons
- miscalculations
- mischances
- misfortunes
- mishaps
- mistakes
- obstacles
- old one-twos
- setbacks
- slips
- washouts
- abort
- back wrong horse
- backslide
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- blunder
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- decline
- deteriorate
- fall
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- fizzle
- flop
- flounder
- fold
- founder
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miscarry
- miss
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
- slip
- turn out badly
- be cleans out
- be ruins
- be takes to the cleaners
- becomes insolvent
- breaks
- close one's doors
- closes
- closes down
- crashes
- defalcates
- defaults
- dishonors
- drops
- drops a bundle
- ends
- finishes
- folds
- goes bankrupt
- goes belly up
- goes breaks
- goes bust
- goes into Chapter 11
- goes out of business
- goes to the wall
- goes under
- goes up
- is in arrears
- loses big
- loses one's shirt
- overdraws
- repudiates
- terminates
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.