miss fire
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A health to the man on trail this night; may his grub hold out; may his dogs keep their legs; may his matches never miss fire.
From Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Pierce, Paul
Villiam assumed a thoughtful demeanor, and says he: "Is it a miss fire?"
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by Newell, R. H. (Robert Henry)
But the words are quoted in a hundred books and pamphlets, and are used like theological revolvers which never miss fire.
From Letters From Rome on the Council by D?llinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von
“You reckon she’ll miss fire till he’s well again?”
From The Coming of the Law by Seltzer, Charles Alden
The match might be a burned one, it might miss fire, or go out before he had an opportunity to kindle the leaves, or the leaves themselves might be too damp to burn.
From The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys by Garis, Howard Roger
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