fall by the wayside

Related to word: fall

Idiom

Definition

  1. To fail to finish an activity or for something to be abandoned or no longer used.

    半途而廢

    • Many aspiring writers fall by the wayside during their writing careers.

      許多有抱負的作家在寫作生涯中半途而廢。

    • As new technologies emerge, older ones often fall by the wayside.

      隨著新技術的出現,舊技術往往被淘汰。

    • In a marathon race, many runners fall by the wayside due to exhaustion.

      在馬拉松比賽中,許多跑者因疲憊而中途放棄。