Sekirov Dictionary

fall at the last hurdle

UK /ˈfɔːl æt ðə ˌlɑːst ˈhɜːdl̩/US /ˈfɔl æt ðə ˌlæst ˈhɝd(ə)l/

verb1

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To fail near the end of an activity, a project, etc.
- [W]hen she [Psyche] falls at her last hurdle, it is through her own act, motivated by the identical combination of curiositas and simplicitas that has been her undoing from the start. — 1990

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fell at the last hurdle · fallen at the last hurdle · falling at the last hurdle · falls at the last hurdle

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