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drop by the wayside

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope

MWEWordset Dictionary

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
give up
pasttense
dropped by the wayside
presentparticiple
dropping by the wayside
thirdpersonsingular
drops by the wayside
pastparticiple
dropped by the wayside