Значение слова "FALL BY THE WAYSIDE" найдено в 3 источниках

FALL BY THE WAYSIDE

найдено в "Dictionary of American idioms"

fall by the wayside: translation

drop by the wayside & fall by the wayside

1. Lit. to leave a march or procession in exhaustion to recover beside the pathway. •

A few of the marchers dropped by the wayside in the intense heat.

2. Fig. to fail to keep up with others. •

Many of the students will drop by the wayside and never finish.

•

Those who fall by the wayside will find it hard to catch up.

* * *

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 of them fell by the wayside./ * /George, Harry, and John entered college to become teachers, but Harry and John fell by the wayside, and only George graduated./

найдено в "Dictionary of American idioms"

fall by the wayside: translation

drop by the wayside & fall by the wayside

1. Lit. to leave a march or procession in exhaustion to recover beside the pathway. •

A few of the marchers dropped by the wayside in the intense heat.

2. Fig. to fail to keep up with others. •

Many of the students will drop by the wayside and never finish.

•

Those who fall by the wayside will find it hard to catch up.

* * *

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 of them fell by the wayside./ * /George, Harry, and John entered college to become teachers, but Harry and John fell by the wayside, and only George graduated./

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