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strike out

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strike out
1. to begin moving or acting with energy or determination. At dawn they struck out on foot toward the town.
2. to fail. In the past our ads have been successful, but we struck out this time.
Etymology: from an expression used in baseball, referring to a play in which the hitter fails to hit the ball
See also: strike

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