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to fall by the wayside
01
rester sur le carreau, tomber à l'eau
to fail to keep on doing something
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Exemples
I was supposed to walk in with my classmates, but I started to feel dizzy and dropped by the way.
Many of her colleagues had fallen by the wayside.
02
to not have the same importance or urgency as something else
Idiom
InformalExemples
Many aspiring musicians start their careers with great enthusiasm, but few succeed; most talented individuals unfortunately fall by the wayside.
When the company faced financial difficulties, several projects had to be discontinued, and some employees fell by the wayside as a result of downsizing.
