fall through
phrasal verb
fell through; fallen through; falling through; falls through
: to fail or stop in a sudden or final way
Contract negotiations have fallen through.
Our vacation plans have fallen through.
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No one followed up, and the veteran fell through the cracks.
All this from a system on which the VA is spending $50 billion or more.
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Wilson Beaver and Ka’von Johnson/the Heritage Foundation, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
There’s a moment when Boston Rob fell through the stage.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
In 2016, it was supposed to sell to Uniqlo but that, and a subsequent plan to put a Blink Fitness in the basement, fell through.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 7 Mar. 2025
Parts of Florida are seeing the highest number of home purchases falling through, according to a new report by Redfin, as unsold properties start piling up in some of the state's markets.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Wilson Beaver and Ka’von Johnson/the Heritage Foundation, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
There’s a moment when Boston Rob fell through the stage.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
In 2016, it was supposed to sell to Uniqlo but that, and a subsequent plan to put a Blink Fitness in the basement, fell through.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 7 Mar. 2025
Parts of Florida are seeing the highest number of home purchases falling through, according to a new report by Redfin, as unsold properties start piling up in some of the state's markets.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Fall through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20through. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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