drop by the wayside

英 美
  • 半途而废,堕落下去
  • by prep.靠近;通过;被;经由;不迟于adv.经过;在旁边;靠近
  • drop vt.落下;跌倒;下降;放弃;漏掉;断绝关系n.滴;微量;减少;滴状物
  • the art.那;这;这些;那些adv.(用于比较级前)更加;用于最高级前;(用于形容词、副词比较级前)越...越...
  • wayside n.路旁adj.路旁的
Verb:
  1. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;

    "In the second round, the challenger gave up"

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