Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Stand up
Stand up verb - To withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval.
Both terms in one sentence
- But the boss can still knock you down for tons of damage — and if you fail to guess that mashing the up button makes you stand up faster, you've had it.
Source: Guide Dang It / Action - Túrin's attempts to Screw Destiny and protect his family constantly fail and his attempts to stand up to Melkor only lead to the downfall of pretty much everyone in the story.
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If they failed the first time, or perhaps succeeded out of pure luck, they'll be able to stand up to it with their own skill this time... or fail again.
Source: His Story Repeats Itself
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