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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Nearly 24 hours to the minute after Levitan fell through the ice, his wife, Mary Lou Levitan, 66, died in a car crash while on the way to pick up his vehicle at Lake George. —

Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024 In Asheville, nearly 14 inches of rain fell through that Friday. —

Usa Today Graphics Team, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024 There is rarely time to write about every cool science paper that comes our way; many worthy candidates sadly fall through the cracks over the course of the year. —

Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024 Trump's approval rating may take a bigger hit if more of his Cabinet nominees fall through, or if his tumultuous relationship with Elon Musk takes further turns. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fall through