fall by the wayside
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈfɔːl baɪ ðə ˈweɪsaɪd/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈfɔl baɪ ðə ˈweɪˌsaɪd/
Verb

fall by the wayside

  1. (idiomatic) To fail#Verb|fail to be complete#Verb|completed, particularly for lack#Noun|lack of interest#Noun|interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect#Noun|neglect.
Related terms Translations
  • French: être sur le carreau, rester sur le carreau
  • German: auf der Strecke bleiben, in Vergessenheit geraten, vernachlässigt werden, verkümmern
  • Italian: arenarsi, cadere nel dimenticatoio, fallire
  • Russian: не выдерживать чего́-либо



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