Meaning of fall by the wayside | Babel Free

Definitions

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

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“When I faint and fall⟳ by the wayside of my cares, it [a "cup of favor"] shall give⟳ me strength to bear⟳ up, as the refreshments of your sympathy seem to flow⟳ from its lip, and when I thirst, it shall be as one of the consecrated fountains of my relief.”

“The information given is so copious that the facts—archæological, ethnological, and so on—might, we think⟳, have⟳ been grouped with advantage, at any rate to students, in special chapters, instead of being allowed to fall⟳ by the wayside as chance ordered.”

“Nature's precious link⟳ between a squalid Past and a nobler Future, broken, snatched away from her allotted place⟳ in the long chain of the ages! Heiress of infinite hope⟳, and dowered with latent fitness to fulfil her part, now so suddenly fallen by the wayside!”

“The boy and girl taking their cue from us also fail⟳ to put⟳ "first things first" and we find⟳ them falling by the wayside because our sense⟳ of relative values failed to function.”

“At this stage⟳ the learner tries to master the new tasks by the only means known—memorizing the rule⟳ for each kind of problem. This task being now impossible, even the outward appearance of progress⟳ ceases, and, with accompanying distress, another pupil falls by the wayside.”

“[D]ying dramatic arts like⟳ Kabuki and No (or Noh) that have⟳ existed for years [...] are falling by the wayside because of the onslaught of VCRs and the Hollywoodization of the dramatic arts.”

“Zooey, here's the deal⟳. Peter's always been a girlfriend guy. He put⟳ all his focus⟳ and energy into his relationships, and all his dude friends just fell by the wayside.”

“Throughout the years, milk drinking has fallen by the wayside as soda drinking has gained in popularity.”

“Given the absence of an accepted government that unites Somalis behind it, the question⟳ of Somali nationality and identity falls by the wayside.”

“Planned orders for new trains fell by the wayside, justified amid passenger figures that had fallen back following the recession of the late 2000s (caused by the banking crash⟳).”

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