Oleg Behind every success there are dozens of failures

MEANING?

go back to square one

​ (a)  

• start something again
• lose everything

MEANING?

(go down) a blind alley

​ (a)  

• an action which leads nowhere
• an action made without consideration

MEANING?

dash somebody’s hopes

​ (a)  

• disillusion someone
• help someone make something happen

MEANING?

shut up shop

​ (a)  

• close a business
• stop working

MEANING?

fight a losing battle

​ (a)  

• try to do something even though you’re likely to f
• win somebody over

MEANING?

be a recipe for disaster

​ (a)  

• be likely to cause failure
• be something which helps solve conflicts

MEANING?

throw in the towel

​ (a)  

• give up
• challenge someone

MEANING?

a lose-lose situation ​

​ (a)  

• a situation that may turn out well
• a bad situation for everybody involved

go ​ (a)   to ​ (b)   one

a lose-lose ​ (c)  

​ (d)   somebody’s hopes

• back
• square
• situation
• dash

(go down) a ​ (a)   alley

be a ​ (b)   for disaster

fight a ​ (c)   battle

shut up ​ (d)  

​ (e)   in the towel

• blind
• recipe
• losing
• shop
• throw