might-have-been
noun[C]
uk/ˈmaɪt.əvˌbiːn/us/ˈmaɪt.əvˌbiːn/somethingpositivethat could have beenachieved, but was not:
本来可能发生的事(本来有机会达成的好事,但却没有成真)There's nopointnow inregrettingthe might-have-beens.对于原本可以实现的事情,现在追悔是毫无意义的。
Failures
- another/the final nail in the coffinidiom
- bloodbath
- brain freeze
- breakdown
- busted flush
- car crash
- flop
- foul(something)up
- freefall
- game overidiom
- hash
- lemon
- lost cause
- mess
- nail
- slim pickings
- slush pile
- track record
- train wreck
- turkey