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Fall by the Wayside

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To fail, be discarded, or give up before completion, often due to lack of resources.

In context

01

Under the burden of relentless inflation, many family savings goals have fallen by the wayside.

02

Without emergency funding, small businesses during a credit crunch easily fall by the wayside.

Synonyms

drop out,fail,collapse

Antonyms

persevere,endure,succeed

Collocations

plans fall by the wayside,projects fall by the wayside,easily fall by the wayside

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗