Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Rare term; Astronomy
waxing and waning (of the moon); phase
Rare term
rising and falling (of fortune)
Idiomatic expression
to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle
Proverb
every tide has its ebb
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