fall through

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.

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The property was sold in 2019 for a potential housing development project, but plans fell through after an arsenic discovery, and the club closed two years later. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Li said conducting the study in that timeline was based on assumptions RT made about the success of a citizen ballot measure and the timing of a Caltrans project that have both since fallen through. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026 And a potential merger with another law firm, Willkie Farr, fell through this year. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026 Butner slashed $30,000 off his asking price, but that generated only one offer, which fell through. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall through

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“Fall through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20through. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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