名落孙山 [- luò sūn shān]fail in official [civil] examinations; be [come in] nowhere; failed to pass the examination; fall behind Sun Shan (who was last on the list of successful candidates); The name is not in the list of successful candidates.:
•¶ 这次，他们在中央电视台举办的智力竞赛中名落孙山。 This time, they failed in the intelligence compitition sponsored by CCTV.