When do you say "I struck out."?
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Well, there's the baseball term it comes from (to have three misses when trying to swing at pitches), but it can in some cases also mean to fail to do something; most commonly, asking someone out. ("Man, I went up to her and tried to woo her, but I just struck out.")
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Hundreds of uses.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/strike+out
Although the baseball use comes to mind.
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