die on the vine

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die on the vine

verb dies on the vine · dying on the vine · died on the vine

  1. idiomatic To fail at an early stage or never come to fruition, typically due to neglect, infeasibility, or lack of resources. His ambitious plan to build a flying car died on the vine.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see die, on, the, vine.

Similar: wither on the vine

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Similar: wither on the vine

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@misc{die_on_the_vine_2026,
  title = {die on the vine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/die%20on%20the%20vine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}