fall at the final hurdle en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɔl æt ðə ˌfaɪn(ə)l ˈhɝd(ə)l/ (General-American)
- /ˈfɔːl æt ðə ˌfaɪnl̩ ˈhɜːdl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
See fall at the last hurdle.
Meanings
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Synonym of fall at the last hurdle.
On the other hand, Crossrail fell at its final hurdle, admitting just months before its planned December 2018 opening that it was nowhere near ready.
2020 January 2, Philip Haigh, “Ten Eventful Years and Plenty of Talking Points”, in Rail, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 54:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fell at the final hurdle | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| falling at the final hurdle | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fallen at the final hurdle | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| falls at the final hurdle | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |