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flunk

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1. flunk - Noun

2. flunk - Verb

Meaning

To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking, through fear.

To fail in; to shirk, as a task or duty.

A failure or backing out

a total failure in a recitation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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You can get all A's and still flunk life. Walker Percy

You can meet a young person who goes to school and is really enthusiastic, but if a sufficiently strong personality convinces them that this is a waste of time, that person might flunk out. Stanley Crouch

My English teacher wanted to flunk me in Junior High(Damn)...thanks a lot, next semester I'll be 35...I smacked him in his face with an eraser, chased him with a stapler and told him to change the grade on the paper. Eminem

I had this inferiority complex as a child, as I was not good at speaking. I was also not good in studies or sports and would often flunk in four-five subjects. Suriya

She studied hard but failed nevertheless Source: Internet

Did I fail the test? Source: Internet

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