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fall through

verb

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Fail, miscarry, as in The proposed amendment fell through , or I hope our plans won't fall through . [Late 1700s]

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At some point, it looked like the deal was pretty much done - but then came the Covid-19 pandemic and suddenly it fell through.

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“It’s kind of easy for the unincorporated territory to fall through the cracks,” Sonenshein said.

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He did continue to do voiceover work, however, and Moranis was set to make a comeback in a Honey I Shrunk the Kids reboot, which sadly fell through.

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The batteries fell through the teeth and tumbled out of the bottom as a heap of scrap metal.

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One of the cornerstones in LA28’s Olympic venue plan has fallen through.

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