[Idiom] idioms meaning "to experience failure"

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Olenek

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Hi everybody,:)

I have found the idioms, meaning "to experience failure" in Russian dictionary:

To slip on a banana skin;
To draw a blank;
To hit the buffers;
To have had one’s chips;
To come a cropper.

Do you know (use) them? And how often?
Do you know another idioms with such meaning?

Many Thanks to everyone!
Olya
 

freezeframe

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Hi everybody,:)

I have found the idioms, meaning "to experience failure" in Russian dictionary:

To slip on a banana skin;
To draw a blank;
To hit the buffers;
To have had one’s chips;
To come a cropper.

Do you know (use) them? And how often?
Do you know another idioms with such meaning?

Many Thanks to everyone!
Olya

Never heard any of these except "to draw a blank", which means to forget something or not have a response if you're asked something. Doesn't mean failure to me.

The teacher asked me what the capital of Canada is and I drew a blank. (couldn't think of it)
 
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