Translation

• to fail within sight of success (idiom)
• last-minute failure
• to fall at the last hurdle
• snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

Synonyms

• 功亏一篑, 受挫, 吃败仗, 告负, 垮, 夭, 失败, 寡不敌众, 惜败, 成不了, 挫折, 挫败, 未果, 栽斤头, 栽跟头, 没戏, 破产, 砸, 砸锅, 败, 败诉, 败退, 跌交, 踬, 难倒, 黄