fall at the final hurdle

To fail to accomplish some task or goal at the very end of the attempt. Negotiations between the two warring countries fell at the final hurdle due to disagreements over cross-border taxation.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lindsie	LINDZ-ee	English (Rare)
Marianna	mer-ee-AN-ə (English), mar-ee-AN-ə (English), mahr-YAHN-nah (Polish)	Italian, English, Hungarian, Slovak, Polish, Greek
Rees	-	Welsh
Nausicaa	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Lila (2)	LIE-lə	English
Jody	JO-dee	English