| safe harbor | the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive, the acquisition gave the company a safe harbor |
| safe sex | sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS) |
condom
rubber safety safe prophylactic | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
| fail-safe | a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction |
| meat safe | a safe for storing meat |
| safe | strongbox where valuables can be safely kept |
| safe | a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests |
safe-deposit
safe-deposit box
safety-deposit
safety deposit box
deposit box
lockbox | a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables |
| safe house | a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations |
| safe period | that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation) |
| fail | get worse, Her health is declining |
fail
go bad give way
die give out
conk out
go break break down | stop operating or functioning, The engine finally went, The car died on the road, The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town, The coffee maker broke, The engine failed on the way to town, her eyesight went after the accident |
| fail run out give out | prove insufficient, The water supply for the town failed after a long drought |
fail
betray | disappoint, prove undependable to, abandon, forsake, His sense of smell failed him this time, His strength finally failed him, His children failed him in the crisis |
| fail | become bankrupt or insolvent, fail financially and close, The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor, A number of banks failed that year |
| fail c | fall short in what is expected, She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law, We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust |
fail flunk
bomb
flush it | fail to get a passing grade, She studied hard but failed nevertheless, Did I fail the test? |
| fail | judge unacceptable, The teacher failed six students |
fail
go wrong
miscarry | be unsuccessful, Where do today's public schools fail?, The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably |
| fail neglect | fail to do something, leave something undone, She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib, The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account |
| fail | be unable, I fail to understand your motives |
| safe | (of an undertaking) secure from risk |
| safe | free from danger or the risk of harm, a safe trip, you will be safe here, a safe place, a safe bet |
| fail-safe | eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction, a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident |
safe and sound
unhurt | free from danger or injury, the children were found safe and sound |
| safe(p) | having reached a base without being put out, the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball |
| fail-safe | guaranteed not to fail, a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle |
dependable
good safe
secure | financially sound, a good investment, a secure investment |