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fall through

verb

  1. intr, adverb to miscarry or fail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Fail, miscarry, as in The proposed amendment fell through , or I hope our plans won't fall through . [Late 1700s]
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But earlier that day, he casually asked me, “If my plans fall through, would you want to hang out?”

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Authority staff said that contracts include termination clauses if there isn’t enough money and that contingency funds existed to make up a shortfall if funding fell through.

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At some point, it looked like the deal was pretty much done - but then came the Covid-19 pandemic and suddenly it fell through.

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“It’s kind of easy for the unincorporated territory to fall through the cracks,” Sonenshein said.

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He did continue to do voiceover work, however, and Moranis was set to make a comeback in a Honey I Shrunk the Kids reboot, which sadly fell through.

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