fall through
About 0.48 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, through.
- verb To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed.
Their plans to go hiking Saturday fell through because it rained.
Similar words
fall flat flop founder fall behind fall to the ground pass over fall down drop out pass out illapse
Word family
fallen through falling through falls through fell through
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