| 单词 | to fall at the first hurdle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fall at the first hurdle (also fence, post, etc.) m. to fall at the first hurdle (also fence, post, etc.): to meet with failure at a very early stage of an undertaking. ΚΠ 1880 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 15 June He is a good man—a man of ability—but it is thought that he will fall at the first hurdle. 1930 Times of India 2 July 13/2 Miss Sandison disappointed her supporters by falling at the first fence. 1989 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 16 Apr. She will do her utmost to see she falls at the first post by offering wrong advice. 1997 Boxing News 19 Dec. (Amateur Boxing Scene Suppl.) 7/3 He returned to destroy Scot John Daley in one round in Motherwell—only to then fall at the first hurdle in the 1997 ABAs when he was outscored by Ian Cooper. 2007 Church Times 12 Oct. 26/5 Many Christians who are drawn to the practice of contemplation fall at the first fence. < as lemmas |
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