Fail To Net Large Fish

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Updated: October 30, 2025

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noun • flesh of any of various American and European flatfish • any of various European and non-European marine flatfish verb • walk with great difficulty • behave awkwardly; have difficulties
	29%	10		Platitude that suggests if something can fail, it probably will fail
noun • humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong
	29%	13		Famous for his quote 'Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.'
noun • a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)

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