Collapse
Collapse verb - To be unsuccessful.
Usage example: the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence
Deliver
Deliver verb - To turn out as planned or desired.
Usage example: finally, a summer blockbuster that delivers
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Bad Guy Wins: If you choose to stab Trickster, you will collapse just before you deliver the final blow.
Source: Video Game / The Dark Meadow -
He shouldn't have been able to do anything but collapse, yet he had the determination to strike an Ass Kicking Pose and deliver a To the Pain speech to Prince Humperdinck, and achieved victory with that alone.
Source: Post-Victory Collapse -
Birth/Death Juxtaposition: In the first season finale Max and Kenny help deliver a baby whilst the scene juxtaposes with the Brocks watching a jazz singer collapse mid-performance at a concert that Zach is performing in.
Source: Series / Picket Fences
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