FEEDBACK

Meaning of 铩羽而归

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shā ér guī (Trad.: 鎩羽而歸)
to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
Example Sentences
1
30
Million a theory, Einstein spent 30 years are playing with toys.
2
5
31
(
1926
)
31 goals in 5 matches en route to FA Cup Final and lose (1926)
3
西
Can Chinese money and ambition succeed where Western engagement has manifestly failed?
4
Time and again the droid forces confronted Yoda's small team, each time experiencing defeat.
5
Even from the first, the words went wrong, the catbird pecked away the nightingale.