drop by the wayside English

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What does drop by the wayside mean?

drop by the wayside

— verb (= give up) give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat In the second round, the challenger gave up

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drop by the wayside English » English

throw in the towel

throw in

quit

give up

fall by the wayside

drop out

chuck up the sponge