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fall through
to fail to happen
In more detail
1. (phrasal verb) to fail to happen or be completed; to not succeed
2. (phrasal verb) to pass through an opening by falling
Examples
- 1. Our plans fell through when the hotel cancelled our reservation.
- 2. The child almost fell through the hole in the ice.
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