Fall at the first hurdle In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "fall at the first hurdle", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-11-08 11:11

Fall at the first hurdle phrase

To not be successful in achieving some task or goal at the outset of the attempt.

I decided to make that cake, but I fell at the first hurdle when no stores sold the ingredients I needed.

I set a goal to achieve full marks on this test. However, after reading the first question, I knew I had fallen at the first hurdle.

fray at/around the edges/seams

1. To become shabby or worn along the edges when talking about fabric or threads

2. To become weaker or less effective, or start to fail

come unstuck

1. To fail completely

2. To become separated from something that was stuck to

Bad News Travels Fast

Information about trouble or misfortune circulates quickly( more quicly than good good news)

die a natural death

1. If you say that something dies a natural death, you mean that it fails, fades away, or no longer exists.

2. If you say that someone dies a natural death, you mean that he dies because of disease or old age.

come a gutser

To fail

The verb "fall" must be conjugated according to its tense.

The origin of this phrase is not clear.