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fal·l by the way·side

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the spongeverb

    give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

    "In the second round, the challenger gave up"

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  1. fall by the waysideverb

    To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.

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  1. fall by the wayside

    "Fall by the wayside" is an idiomatic expression which means to fail to continue, to give up, not to keep pace or to be left out due to lack of success or progress. This term often refers to people, initiatives, projects, or plans that are abandoned, forgotten, or surpassed because they couldn't keep up with a certain pace or adapt to evolving circumstances.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fall by the wayside in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fall by the wayside in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of fall by the wayside in a Sentence

  1. James Deely:

    I grew up and was raised to respect the flag and the country it stands for. It is not something that you forget or let fall by the wayside.

  2. Melissa Blakeman:

    Activities like exercise and meditation are definitely helpful in keeping a positive attitude but they also help you think more clearly, when those habits fall by the wayside, I personally can tell that I get more mired in the details and I have a harder time finding a path through life's daily frustrations.

  3. Bernie Sanders:

    We are not going to let them fall by the wayside.


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    an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
    A foreordained
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