English Dictionary

fall by the wayside

/ˈfɔːl baɪ ðə ˈweɪsaɪd/

verb

(idiomatic) To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect.

Many New Year's resolutions fall by the wayside within the first month.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect.

When I faint and fall by the wayside of my cares, it [a cup of favor] shall give me strength to bear up, as the refreshments of your sympathy seem to flow from its lip, and when I thirst, it shall be as one of the consecrated fountains of my relief.