Misfire
Tank
Tank verb - To be unsuccessful.
Usage example: her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots
Both words in one sentence
- They're not too hung up on whether or not the bodies are completely dead, either, as witnessed when they start to snack on Fulcrum only for him to wake up with Misfire still holding his fuel tank.
Source: Im A Humanitarian / Comic Books - Poor Communication Kills: While backing up from the flame dragon in Chapter 9, the tank encounters a Convenient Misfire and Wilkes tells the crew that the only way to fix it is to stop and begin unloading the main gun.
Source: Fan Fic / Here We Go Again
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