Collapse
Collapse verb - To be unsuccessful.
Usage example: the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence
Work out
Work out verb - To turn out as planned or desired.
Usage example: our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out
Both terms in one sentence
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Ron Graham- mathematician and former circus performer who managed to work out a number so big that if you tried to mentally envision it in its entirety your head would collapse into a black hole.
Source: Cool Old Guy - Though their leader is old and wise enough to know that in the long term almost everything will work out, even if it means waiting for the civilization to collapse and rise again.
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