go off like a damp squib; abort; fail in a bid(Russia has failed on Tuesday in a bid to stop the United Nations extending staff benefits to all same-sex couples after a UN general assembly budget committee voted 80-43 against the proposal. 4uzhoj); fall flat(обычно о шутке)
didn't get a chance(+ infinitive • Sorry for calling so early but I didn't get a chance to call last night. -- Прошу прощения за ранний звонок, но вчера вечером не удалось позвонить.ART Vancouver); didn't get(+ infinitive • "Went to the Aberthau Pottery show." "Nice! We saw that, but didn't get to drop in." "That's too bad. There was some beautiful work on show." -- не получилось / не удалось зайти (на выставку) (Twitter) • We didn't get to see Puffins on this trip unfortunately. -- К сожалению, нам не удалось увидеть тупиков в эту поездку.ART Vancouver)
