| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | attempt met with failure | попытка потерпела неудачу (An oil well was drilled to a depth of 368 metres before it was abandoned. Several attempts in subsequent years to strike oil also met with failure. ART Vancouver) |
| Makarov. | meet with failure | оказаться безуспешным |
| adv. | meet with failure | терпеть неудачу |
| gen. | meet with failure | потерпеть провал |
| gen. | meet with failure | потерпеть неудачу |