HyperDic: fall_by_the_wayside

English > 1 sense of the expression fall by the wayside:
VERBcompetitionfall by the wayside, drop out, give up, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the spongegive up in the face of defeat of lacking hope
English > fall by the wayside: 1 sense > verb 1, competition
MeaningGive up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymsdrop out, give up, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge
Oppositeenter, participateBecome a participant
Spanishabandonar, arrojar la toalla, dejar, desistir, rendirse, retirarse, tirar la toalla
Catalanabandonar, deixar, desistir, llençar la tovallola, rendir-se, retirar-se

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