fail miserably

This page is about the collocation fail miserably

collocation pattern: verb + adverb

Meaning

to fail very badly

For example

  • I tried acting, but I failed miserably at that so now I'm a teacher.

  • A week after the earthquake, the government's relief efforts were still failing miserably.

Note:
Similar collocations include "fail dismally" and "fail abysmally"

Quick Quiz

If a plan failed miserably, it

a. only just failed

b. only just succeeded

c. was far from successful
a) only just failed b) only just succeeded c) was far from successful

Contributor: Matt Errey