Talk:words fail someone

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@Sgconlaw, DTLHS Pinging you because the title seems suboptimal, and reminds me of the recent case of hearts beat as one, which was renamed to beat as one. How do you feel about it? --Per utramque cavernam 16:16, 27 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Should it be moved to fail someone? Or just a sense at fail? There are collocations such as "heart failed me", "strength failed me". DTLHS (talk) 16:33, 27 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@DTLHS: Yes, that's what I meant (sorry for not being clear). I think a sense at fail would be the most appropriate solution (in fact, I think sense 5 already covers it? Cf. the Carlyle quote), but I guess we could use fail someone if we absolutely want a dedicated entry. --Per utramque cavernam 17:37, 27 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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