to flop
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4.0
- verb
- /flɑp/
:
fracasar
- No, I said if it's such a joy, why did it flop in one of the largest markets?
How much of these Marvel movies flopping is their own doing?
- How much of these Marvel movies flopping is their own doing?
- You know, it flopped or didn't work for whatever reason.
- If this flops, you have to reboot that.
- I get more excited when my posts flop than do well.
- So we're not saying this product's going to flop for Apple.
- You try to put out the hit song, you try to do it, and then it flops or doesn't work.
- And then it's not appreciated or it's rejected or you're made fun of or it flops.
- They're your biggest asset you've got because they want you to fail, they want you to flop, and they want to let you know where you've gone wrong.
Examples
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Stop all the sales talk because Meek's debut flopped after the epic promotional push he got.
Blog text (18) -
That's because after his albums flopped, everyone in America stopped asking about him.
Blog text (8) -
So it's one of those things that could either flop or do really well.
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That movie's totally going to flop.
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I get more excited when my posts flop than do well.
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Because after all your new book has flopped with the critics...
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Whatever the reason may be, it's sad to see Wenger's team flop this way after last season's performance.
Blog text (26) -
The first play was a smash, the second play flopped, and the third could be a winner.
Fiction book (1999) -
I have a strong intuition that Windows 8 will flop just like Vista.
Blog text (20) -
The new restaurant opened with high hopes, but unfortunately, it flopped on its first weekend.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not succeed in doing something you wanted to do
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4.1
To fail to happen or be finished as planned
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4.9
To fail to get a response or interest from people
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5.5
Plans or hopes suddenly fail and disappear for good
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5.3
To fail completely and close, especially a business or project
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7.9
Stop operating because it has run out of money
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8.6
Fail completely so people see it does not work
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6.8
To fail completely because of problems with plans or projects
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9.8
To fail badly or have a sudden problem
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7.9
To fail completely
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7.7
To fail in a way that makes things much worse
To fail completely in an embarrassing way
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
- Literature
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8.2
To change opinions or promises about important matters often without a clear reason
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.1
An electronic circuit that stays in one of two states to store information
- Specialized
A high jump method where the jumper goes over the bar backwards, head first
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Etymology
Flop (verb) meaning 'to fail' grew from people saying shows 'flopped' when they fell flat and did badly. So if an event or idea flops, it fails completely.