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not work
verb as in act up (malfunction)
Example Sentences
Parts of the building were in a poor condition and often the internet did not work, which meant pupils were sometimes unable to complete tasks set.
The late Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada rankled some fellow Democrats in 2009 when he said in an interview: “I do not work for Barack Obama. I work with him.”
For decades, critics have said Los Angeles County government does not work.
When that did not work, he reversed the car again and rammed another police vehicle.
In other words, Amorim prefers the polar opposite of the mercurial Fernandes, a traditional number 10 whose free roaming might not work in such a fine-tuned system.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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