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事败垂成
shì​bài​chuí​chéng

to fail on the verge of success

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

事败垂成/ 事敗垂成 shì​bài​chuí​chéng to fail on the verge of success

to fail at the final stage when a task is nearly finished; the opposite of achieving success at the last moment

References

synonym 事败垂成/事敗垂成 → 功亏一篑/功虧一簣
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