unsuccessfully

Entry Definition
s/he tries without success to attach handle to it; s/he cannot get a handle on it, cannot handle it
s/he tries without success to make h/ (do something); s/he tries in vain to get at h/
s/he tries unsuccessfully to do it for h/
unsuccessfully, failing in the attempt, in vain
s/he tries without success to frighten h/ away
s/he tries without success to drive it
s/he fights h/ unsuccessfully, fails in fighting h/
s/he fights it unsuccessfully, fails in fighting it
s/he tries unsuccessfully to get up over it (hill, ramp, staircase)
s/he tries to make it and fails, tries in vain to make it, tries to make it without success
s/he tries to make it for h/ and fails; s/he tries in vain to make it for h/
s/he tries unsuccessfully to untie or unlace or unwind it
s/he tries without success to say it, has difficulty saying or pronouncing it
s/he tries without sucess to say something belonging to h/ (e.g., h/ name, h/ occupation)
s/he tries unsuccessfully to get good grip on it
s/he does not have chance to tell h/, s/he tries without success to tell h/
s/he fails to make h/, tries without success to make h/
s/he tries without success to go (somewhere); s/he, it cannot get there; (car, etc.) it fails to start
s/he is unsuccessful in imitating it
s/he is unable to read, tries without success to read
s/he is unsuccessful in buying it; s/he cannot afford it
s/he flirts, moves in flirtatious way; s/he is unsuccessful in something, finds self in embarrassing situation or predicament