fall through

fall through
phrasal verb [intransitive]
Word forms "fall through":
present tense I/you/we/they fall through he/she/it falls through present participle falling through past tense fell through past participle fallen through
if something such as a deal, plan, or arrangement falls through, it fails to happen

The planned purchase of the racecourse fell through.


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • fall through — {v.}, {informal} To fail; be ruined; not happen or be done. * /Jim s plans to go to college fell through at the last moment./ * /Mr. Jones deal to sell his house fell through./ Contrast: COME OFF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fall through — {v.}, {informal} To fail; be ruined; not happen or be done. * /Jim s plans to go to college fell through at the last moment./ * /Mr. Jones deal to sell his house fell through./ Contrast: COME OFF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fall through — UK US fall through Phrasal Verb with fall({{}}/fɔːl/ verb (fell, fallen) ► [I] if something that has been planned or agreed falls through, it does not happen: »The deal fell through when someone made our client a better offer …   Financial and business terms

  • fall-through — noun In certain programming constructs, the situation where execution passes to the next condition in a list unless explicitly redirected. It is a good idea to comment the (rare) cases in which a fall through is intentional so that an uncommented …   Wiktionary

  • fall through — phr verb Fall through is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑arrangement, ↑deal, ↑plan, ↑sale …   Collocations dictionary

  • fall through — verb To be unsuccessful, abort, come to nothing/naught; to be cancelled; not to proceed. Their plans to go hiking Saturday fell through because it rained …   Wiktionary

  • To fall through — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To fall through — Through Through, adv. 1. From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through. [1913 Webster] 2. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through. [1913 Webster] 3. To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fall through the floor — drop/fall/go through the floor ► to decrease in price or value, usually in a short period of time: »Sales and profits are falling through the floor, with no prospect of a recovery in sight. Main Entry: ↑floor …   Financial and business terms

  • fall through the cracks — verb to be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention Complete every item, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks …   Wiktionary

  • Even My Sure Things Fall Through — Infobox Album | Name = Even My Sure Things Fall Through Type = EP Artist = Calexico Released = May 22 2001 Recorded = Genre = Indie rock Length = Label = Quarterstick Records Producer = Naim Amor; Ben McQuillen; Joey Burns Reviews = Last album =… …   Wikipedia

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