Talk:words fail someone

Pinging you because the title seems suboptimal, and reminds me of the recent case of, which was renamed to. How do you feel about it? --Per utramque cavernam 16:16, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Should it be moved to fail someone? Or just a sense at fail? There are collocations such as "heart failed me", "strength failed me". DTLHS (talk) 16:33, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's what I meant (sorry for not being clear). I think a sense at would be the most appropriate solution (in fact, I think sense 5 already covers it? Cf. the Carlyle quote), but I guess we could use  if we absolutely want a dedicated entry. --Per utramque cavernam 17:37, 27 May 2018 (UTC)