fall through
phrasal verbwithfallverbuk/fɔːl/us/fɑːl/fell|fallen
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tofailtohappen:
未发生；失败；落空Wefoundabuyerforourhouse, but then thesalefellthrough.我们给房子找了个买家，结果买卖没成。
to not work or happen as intended
- failWe tried our best, but ultimately the project failed.
- fall apartThings were going smoothly until we hired him, and now everything is falling apart.
- fall to piecesThe plan has potential, but unless we proceed carefully, it could fall to pieces.
- fall throughOur plans to visit fell through at the last minute.
- crackThe Liberal Party is cracking under the pressure of these allegations.
Failing and doing badly
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- bomb
- collapse
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- flub
- founder
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- screw
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom