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miss fire

VERB
miscarry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abort fall through
STRONG
backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss
WEAK
back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined break down come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short 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 miss the boat miss the mark play into run aground turn out badly
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed

Example Sentences

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It is a capital job, well planted; and if it does not miss fire, it will bring plenty of fish to net, and no mistake.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

For durability, cheapness, and certainty not to miss fire there is simply no comparison at all.

From Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures by Gardener, Helen H. (Helen Hamilton)

My own revolver was a Deane and Adams, and could be depended upon—the Lefaucheux could not, for the cartridges were so old that twenty-five per cent, of them would miss fire.

From The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton 1902 by Becke, Louis

It’s too good a gun to be thrown away; and I can say that it don’t miss fire once in ten times.

From The Tiger Hunter by Reid, Mayne

"Listen to me, qu� diable!" and his voice grated with the vexation of an actor whose entrance has been made to miss fire.

From Tartarin On The Alps by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott