fall through
phrasal verb
fell through; fallen through; falling through; falls through
: to fail or stop in a sudden or final way
Contract negotiations have fallen through.
Our vacation plans have fallen through.
Examples of fall through in a Sentence
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Some plans fell through Not everything has gone to plan.
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David Jackson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
The Golden Bachelor couple explained that, ultimately, there was a difference in location goals, as their plans to move to South Carolina together had fallen through.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Camino also said that a major funding plan that had been in the works for a year had fallen through.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
The last place had fallen through; the owner, under pressure from his garimpo neighbors, had told the team to refuel elsewhere.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
In the video, a woman was walking around on the second story of a shopping mall in Zhenjiang when the floor caved in, toppling two clothing racks as the woman fell through the hole.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 31 Mar. 2024
The Citroën rumbles over the bridge; a cigarette’s burning ember turns into a rocket falling through a black sky.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
After the merger fell through, some Wall Street analysts predicted the carrier might declare bankruptcy.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
However, after the deal fell through, the Zhou Brothers made an offer and spent the next couple years renovating the location.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
David Jackson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
The Golden Bachelor couple explained that, ultimately, there was a difference in location goals, as their plans to move to South Carolina together had fallen through.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Camino also said that a major funding plan that had been in the works for a year had fallen through.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
The last place had fallen through; the owner, under pressure from his garimpo neighbors, had told the team to refuel elsewhere.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
In the video, a woman was walking around on the second story of a shopping mall in Zhenjiang when the floor caved in, toppling two clothing racks as the woman fell through the hole.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 31 Mar. 2024
The Citroën rumbles over the bridge; a cigarette’s burning ember turns into a rocket falling through a black sky.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
After the merger fell through, some Wall Street analysts predicted the carrier might declare bankruptcy.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
However, after the deal fell through, the Zhou Brothers made an offer and spent the next couple years renovating the location.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Fall through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20through. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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