Fall By The Wayside If someone falls by the wayside, they fail to finish an activity, and if something falls by the wayside, people stop doing it, making it, or using it. 如果(某人)fall by the wayside，就是说他们没能完成某件事;如果(某物)fall by the wayside，就是说人们不再使用它，做它。 So why does one company survive a recession while its competitors fall by the wayside? 为什么有些公司能在萧条中生存，而其竞争者却纷纷落马呢? Despite her departure, we're determined to go ahead with our plans. We aren't going to allow them to fall by the wayside. 尽管她要离开，我们还是继续准备我们的计划。我们不会让我们的计划就这么半途而废。