FALL BY THE WAYSIDE Definition & Meaning

fall by the wayside

Fail to continue, drop out, as in At first she did well on the tour, but with all the pressure she soon fell by the wayside. This phrase appeared in William Tyndale's translation of the New Testament (1526; Luke 8:5).

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This has, for some odd reason, fallen by the wayside.

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But all that seems to have fallen by the wayside in the second Trump administration.

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With a Scottish election due in 2026, bills that don't complete their parliamentary journey in that timeframe will fall by the wayside.

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Here, hopes of an unprecedented third consecutive outright title fell by the wayside.

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In a time of twisty, “prestige” supernatural horror, the good, old-fashioned ghost story has fallen by the wayside.

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