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FALL THROUGH
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fail utterly; collapse
Example:
The project foundered
Synonyms:
fall flat; fall through; flop; founder
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "fall through" is one way to...):
fail; go wrong; miscarry (be unsuccessful)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
The business is going to fall through
