失敗しないように

so as not to fail

→ 失敗
phrase Rare #36,478
so as not to fail Used to express doing something in order to avoid failing. 失敗する means “to fail,” and ないように means “so as not to.”
JA: 試験に失敗しないように、毎日勉強しています。
EN: I study every day so as not to fail the exam.

もう失敗しないように普段飲まないのに誘われて彼はその後

He was invited out even though he doesn’t usually drink, so he wouldn’t fail again. What happened to him afterward?

— Бриллиантовая рука (1969)

彼は失敗しないように熱心に勉強した

He studied hard so that he wouldn't fail.

君は失敗しないように一生懸命働かなければならない

You have to work hard so you don’t fail.

私は失敗しないように一生懸命働いた

I worked hard so I wouldn't fail.