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fall / go / drop by the wayside
/fˈɔːl ɡˌəʊ dɹˈɒp baɪ ðə wˈeɪsaɪd/
/fˈɔːl ɡˌoʊ dɹˈɑːp baɪ ðə wˈeɪsaɪd/
to fall / go / drop by the wayside
[PHRASE]1
to fail to keep on doing something
synonyms : chuck up the sponge drop by the wayside drop out give up quit throw in throw in the towel
antonyms : enter
Examples
1. But the losers have gone by the wayside.
2. Many of her colleagues had fallen by the wayside.
3. The federal government paid for 90% of that, the states covered the final 10 and rail fell by the wayside.
4. Local residents protested so strongly that plans for a new motorway fell by the wayside.
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