fare badly
Frequency: 6.05.2 per million words
to be unsuccessful in a particular situation
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Examples (10)
- Small businesses fare badly during economic recessions.
- The team is likely to fare badly against such strong opponents.
- Students who don't study regularly tend to fare badly in exams.
- The restaurant fared badly after the negative reviews.
- Without proper preparation, candidates usually fare badly in interviews.
- The company's stocks fared badly in the market crash.
- Inexperienced drivers often fare badly in heavy traffic.
- The proposal fared badly in the committee meeting.
- Plants fare badly in areas with poor soil quality.
- The film fared badly at the box office despite good reviews.