fall through

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fall through

verb falls through · falling through · fell through · fallen through

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, through.
idiomatic, intransitive To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed. Their plans to go hiking Saturday fell through because it rained.

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verb to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed

Français	tomber à l’eau
Deutsch	fehlschlagen, scheitern, ins Wasser fallen
Italiano	andare a monte

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@misc{fall_through_2026,
  title = {fall through},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fall%20through},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}