fall through — to fail to happen or be completed; to fail to materialize as planned
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to fail to happen or be completed; to fail to materialize as planned
Pronunciation (IPA): /fɔːl θruː/
Example Sentences
- My vacation plans fell through when I got the flu.
- The wedding fell through because the groom ran away with the wedding planner.
- Our house purchase fell through due to financing issues.
fall through
VERB[/fɔːl θruː/]
to fail to happen or be completed; to fail to materialize as planned
💡 Concept
to fail to happen or be completed; to fail to materialize as planned
🎵 Rhyme
The crew's dreams fall through as hopes flew
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/fɔːl θruː/
🇬🇧 UK/fɔːl θruː/
🌳Etymology
Rootfall through
🎵Rhyme
crewflewgrewknew
crew
flew
grew
knew
🔗Collocations
deal falls through
plans fall through
negotiations fall through
arrangement falls through
project falls through
📝Examples
“My vacation plans fell through when I got the flu.”
😄 Fun example
“The wedding fell through because the groom ran away with the wedding planner.”
“Our house purchase fell through due to financing issues.”
😄 Fun example
“The business partnership fell through when they discovered he was secretly a circus performer.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
failcollapsebreak downcome to nothinggo wrong
Antonyms
succeedmaterializecome through
Related
fall apartbreak upgive upcancelabandon
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