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 |