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See: FALL BY THE WAYSIDE.

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fall by the wayside

[fall by the wayside] also [drop by the wayside] {v. phr.} To give up or fail before the finish. * /The boys tried to make a 50-mile hike, but most […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

by the wayside

[by the wayside] See: [FALL BY THE WAYSIDE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

drop by the wayside

[drop by the wayside] See: [FALL BY THE WAYSIDE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

fall in

[fall in] {v.} 1. To go and stand properly in a row like soldiers. * /The captain told his men to fall in./ Contrast: [FALL OUT] (3). 2. to collapse. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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