fall by the wayside

Verb

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

quit give up drop out throw in fall short throw in the towel chuck up the sponge drop by the wayside

Antonyms

keep maintain persist persevere carry on press on
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Related terms

go by the wayside

Examples

It's that one thing that you're passionate about, that you end up developing tunnel vision for and everything else tends to fall by the wayside. Passion is appealing and universal. Johnny Galecki

In the second round, the challenger gave up Source: Internet

She has fired herself from our party and she is going to fall by the wayside in Mwonzora’s MDC, it’s a dog eat dog affair,” Nyikadzino said. Source: Internet

Some experts say that with the industry in disarray, efforts to fix leaks of methane, which pound for pound can warm the planet more than 80 times as much as carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, may fall by the wayside. Source: Internet

Dogberry and his squad are considered some of Shakespeare’s best clowns, and Jackson has not let their comedic gold fall by the wayside. Source: Internet

Food is certainly the primary concern of any Thanksgiving host, and as a result, table preparation can often fall by the wayside. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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