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fall through

verb

  1. intr, adverb to miscarry or fail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Fail, miscarry, as in The proposed amendment fell through , or I hope our plans won't fall through . [Late 1700s]
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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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More recently, when living at Penilee in Glasgow, he waded into a frozen pond to rescue a woman's dog that had fallen through the ice.

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She contemplated the double team and squeezed her body through the defenders for a leaning jumper that fell through the net.

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"This government has prioritised significant reform of the children's social care system, driving better child protection and information sharing between education, health and social workers to stop vulnerable children falling through the cracks," they added.

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