Collocations for fail - verb

dismally, miserably
I tried to cheer her up, but failed miserably.

spectacularly
The show didn''t just fail, it failed spectacularly.

cannot/could not, can/could hardly
The song can''t fail to be a hit (= will definitely be a hit).

be bound to, be destined to, be doomed to
an enterprise that was doomed to fail from the start

in
Doctors are failing in their duty if they do not warn their patients of the dangers.

totally
The authorities have totally failed to address this problem.