strike out:

To fail in an endeavor; to fail to seduce.

Quotes:

(1) Barman Dinko Holt (D.W. Brown) about a barfly who hits on every woman who comes in and strikes out every time in Joy of Sex (1984): ' That guy wrote the book on how to strike out .'

(2) The barman to Ike (Richard Gere) in Runaway Bride (1999): ' For a good-looking guy you strike out a lot .'

See Also: beating, belting, smite, strike out

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