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Fall Hurdle Fail Overcome Difficulty Encountered Marry Fallen

Phrase/Idiom fall at the first hurdle
Definition If you fall at the first hurdle, you fail to overcome the first difficulty encountered.
Example Marry has fallen at the first hurdle. She has missed the bus and lost the target.

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