English Vocabulary about Success and Failure
English Vocabulary about Success and Failure
Accomplish (v)
A utopian society is wishful thinking unless we accomplish our goals.
Achievement (n)
success, feat, attainment
Achievement is the result of learning from our failure.
Attainment (n)
accomplishment, achievement, skill, ability, talent
The sum of small efforts that repeats every day results in the attainment of goals.
Bomb (v)
fail miserably
She lost her nerve when she bombed the exam.
Breakthrough (n)
Advancement, step forward, discovery
Despite all the obstacles, there is always room for making a breakthrough in anything you truly like.
Fall through (v)
be unsuccessful, go wrong, fail
Everything went well in the race, but he fell through at the last minute.
Fulfill (v)
Are people successful if they just fulfill their potential in life?
Get ahead
Be successful, get to the top, climb the ladder
When we’re able to overcome our fears, we can get ahead.
Go under (v)
fail
The company went under after one year because of mediocre performance.
Nail (v)
I hope to nail my dream job in the future.
Nosedive (v)
fail, plummet
Teamwork nosedives without planing.
Pull off (v)
succeed, accomplish
You cannot pull off your issues by blaming your mistakes on others.
Rags-to-riches (adj)
Are you interested in rags-to-riches stories?
Succeed (v)
achieve, prosper, do well
We succeed only by believing ourselves and doing well with consistency to make admirable progress.
Unprecedented success
Success for the first time in history, unparalleled achievement
Successful people take up certain ideas for changes that lead to unprecedented success for them.
go under (v): fail
The company went under after one year because of mediocre performance.
That’s a very good example you’ve made about mediocre performance.
bomb (v): fail miserably
She lost her nerve when she bomb to pass in the exam.
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* … when she bombed the exam.
fall through (v): be unsuccessful, go wrong, fail
Everything went well in the race, but he fell through at the last minute.
That’s quite a misfortune! That’s why we say, All’s well that ends well.
nose-dive (v): fail, plummet
Team works nose-dive without planing.
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* Teamwork nosedives without planning.
pull off (v): succeed, accomplish
You can not pull off by blaming your mistakes.
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* Pull off is a transitive phrasal verb and it requires an object.
* blaming others for your own mistakes / blaming your mistakes on others
Get ahead: Be successful, Get to the top, Climb the ladder, make good
When we able to overcome our fears, we can get ahead.
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When we are able to …
Unprecedented success: Success for the first time in history, Unparalleled achievement
Successful people take up certain idea for changes that lead to unprecedented success for them.
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… certain ideas
Breakthrough (n): Advance, Break down of a barrier to progress, Step forward
Despite all the obstacles, there is always room for making a breakthrough.
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It’s better to specify the type of the breakthrough, i.e. breakthrough in what?
nail (v)
I hope to nail my dream job in the future.
And I wish you all the best of success and luck!
Rags to Riches (adj)
Are you interested in rags to riches stories?
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Please hyphenate this adjective in this way: rags-to-riches
fulfill (v)
Are people successful if they are just fulfilled their potential in life?
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… if they just fulfill their potential in life / if their potential is fulfilled in life
Accomplish(v)
A utopian life is wishful thinking unless we accomplish our goals.
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Utopian seldom collocates with “life”. It’s better to say: “Utopian society”.
Attainment (n): accomplishment, achievement, skill, ability, talent
The sum of small efforts that repeat everyday result in attainment of the goals.
1. that are repeated every day
2. results in – The subject is “the sum”.
3. the attainment of goals
achievement (n): success, feat, attainment
achievement is the result of learning from our failure.
“Achievement” – The first word of each sentence should be capitalized.
succeed (v): achieve, prosper, do well
We succeed, only with believe ourselves and do well with consistency to make admirable progress.
We succeed only by believing ourselves and doing well …