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fall by the wayside

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  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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  • Â Worse, the rampant credentialism which has fed the expansion of colleges and universities as substitutes for pre-employment aptitude tests would fall by the wayside, and that whole racket would start to collapse asÂwell. The Volokh Conspiracy » 1. Science, Faith, and Not Ruling Out Possibilities
  • Many clubs fall by the wayside for financial reasons.
  • Although the film begins with a gun pressed firmly against The Boss's skull and promises to unfold unpredictably, any thoughts of a non-linear narrative similar to that of Post Mortem soon fall by the wayside.
  • masterworks" of the future, and the rest will fall by the wayside. Undefined
  • Likewise, a promise to deep-six an auto-tax hike could also fall by the wayside.
  • So why does one company survive a recession while its competitors fall by the wayside?
  • Although the film begins with a gun pressed firmly against The Boss's skull and promises to unfold unpredictably, any thoughts of a non-linear narrative similar to that of Post Mortem soon fall by the wayside.
  • It would be better for government to focus on its core competency (safety regulation) and let the other fall by the wayside, but at least separating the primary from the tertiary is a good first step. The Volokh Conspiracy » The Self-Pity of Elena Kagan
  • In reality most of the supposedly ‘promising’ juniors will fall by the wayside and I can't help being rather cynical when people try to impress me with news about their local wunderkind.
  • Amateurs fall by the wayside when the going gets tough.
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