Edged over: To win a competition closely

Italy edged over the line in dramatic final

President edges over the line in close election.

Champion unable to edge over the line.

The game won by Italy yesterday was edge over the line

If we try hard, we can still edge over the line.

We just could not quite edge over the line.

 

Come up short:  To not succeed

England came up short again.

Every time I take the exam, I come up short.

They were determined to win, but just came up short.

I wanted the job, but I came up short in the interview.

This time we did not come up short.

Which teams came up short in Euro 2020 and the Copa America?

 

Cemented: To prove you are one of the best

Messi cemented his greatness with international title.

The author cemented her greatness with this book.

The director hoped this film would cement his greatness.

 

 

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