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fall by the wayside

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way·side   (wā'sīd')   
n.  The side or edge of a road, way, path, or highway.
adj.  Situated at or near the side of a road, way, path, or highway: a wayside inn.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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fall by the wayside

Fail to continue, drop out, as in At first she did well on the tour, but with all the pressure she soon fell by the wayside. This phrase appeared in William Tyndale's translation of the New Testament (1526; Luke 8:5).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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