| Shakes |
| Wastes |
| Ditches |
| Mislays |
| Forfeits |
| Goes down |
| Squanders |
| Misplaces |
| Is bested |
| Shakes off |
| Can't find |
| Gets rid of |
| Doesn't win |
| Gets beaten |
| Gets bested |
| Is defeated |
| Places last |
| Gets licked |
| Doesn't find |
| Gets whipped |
| Is outscored |
| Outdistances |
| Gets whupped |
| Fails to win |
| Takes a dive |
| Misses out on |
| Fails to show |
| Gets defeated |
| Finishes last |
| Comes in last |
| Comes up short |
| Accepts defeat |
| Gives the slip |
| Suffers defeat |
| Blows the game |
| Comes out last |
| Gets nosed out |
| Gets outscored |
| Is schneidered |
| Blows, perhaps |
| Is deprived of |
| Comes a cropper |
| Is unsuccessful |
| Has confiscated |
| Is badly beaten |
| Takes the count |
| Fails to retain |
| Takes a licking |
| Suffers defeats |
| Finishes second |
| Comes in second |
| Doesn't maintain |
| Gets knocked off |
| Sheds, as weight |
| Takes a drubbing |
| Trails the field |
| Fails to prevail |
| Manages to elude |
| Gives the slip to |
| Blows the victory |
| Shakes, as a tail |
| Diets successfully |
| Flips out with it |
| Leaves in the dust |
| Allows to get away |
| Scores fewer points |
| Becomes an also-ran |
| Comes up short, say |
| Goes down to defeat |
| Shakes, so to speak |
| Heads for the cellar |
| Is bested or worsted |
| Wins the booby prize |
| Gets the booby prize |
| Takes it on the chin |
| Meets one's Waterloo |
| Doesn't carry the day |
| Draws the short straw |
| Earns the booby prize |
| Gets beaten in a game |
| Finishes in last place |
| Gets rid of, as weight |
| Falls short, in points |
| Is stopped on the field |
| Finishes a close second |
| Succeeds with one's diet |
| Finishes with fewer votes |
| Shakes, as in a car chase |
| Comes in second out of two |
| Draws the short straw, say |
| Gets the consolation prize |
| Doesn't finish in first place |
| Is eliminated from competition |
| Poirot ___ a Client": Christie |
| Christie's "Poirot ___ a Client |
| Drops in the standings, perhaps |
| Gets licked, in battle of bands |
| Gets the high score ... in golf |
| Comes in second, third or fourth |
| Emulates many Las Vegas visitors |
| Emulates most Las Vegas visitors |
| Wins the battle of the bulge, ironically |
| What second place at battle of the bands does |