Related Clues:

• Suffer defeat
• Come up empty
• Almost win
• Get upset, in a way
• Get checkmated
• Be beaten
• Succeed on a diet
• Throw a walk-off homer, e.g.
• Get beaten
• Shake, in a way
• Get bested
• Underscore?
• Miss an opportunity
• Place, e.g.
• Come out second best