功败垂成
gōng​bài​chuí​chéng

last-minute failure

  • created sense approved 功败垂成/功敗垂成 · gōng​bài​chuí​chéng · last-minute failure

    功败垂成 / 功敗垂成

    gōng​bài​chuí​chéng

    last-minute failure

    to fail when on the verge of success or fall at the last hurdle

    就在实验即将成功时，由于一个小错误而功败垂成。

    idiom

    created sense