Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Get on
Get on verb - To meet one's day-to-day needs.
Usage example: despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on
Both terms in one sentence
- If you choose to retrieve the canister instead of saving Jess, and fail to let Gerry get on the boat, Jess will be the sole survivor in Jurassic Park: The Game.
Source: Sole Survivor - A fail in Complex involves Henry and Ellie get on a truck full of prisoners to escape... but there's no one driving the truck.
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In Guitar Hero III, if you fail too many times on a boss battle, the game gives you a particularly insulting message allowing you to skip it and get on with the career.
Source: Mercy Mode
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Get on and Fail. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/get_on
Fail & Get on. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/get_on>.
Get on or Fail. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/get_on.
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