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单词 miss fire
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miss fire

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Fail to achieve the anticipated result, as in Recycling cardboard seemed like a good idea but it missed fire. First recorded in 1727, this phrase originally described a firearm failing to go off and has been used figuratively since the mid-1800s.

Words nearby miss fire

mis-sell, missel thrush, missend, missense, missense mutation, miss fire, misshape, misshapen, missile, missileer, missile gap
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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