Definition of 'to fall by the wayside'
If a person or plan falls by the wayside, they fail or stop before they complete what they set out to do.
What does I fall by the wayside mean?
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.
What does the phrase by the wayside mean?
by the wayside. : out of consideration : into a condition of neglect or disuse —usually used with fall.
