dying on the vine
Fading from inattention
Dying on the vine describes something that fails or withers from neglect before reaching fruition, like grapes left unharvested until they shrivel.
Projects die on the vine when they lose momentum or support: The proposal died on the vine after the committee lost interest.
The phrase suggests wasted potential—something that could have succeeded if anyone had bothered to see it through.
- languishingGrowing weak, losing vigor
- collapseSudden structural failure
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
neglect · rotting · downfall · wilting · withering away · deterioration · slow death · demise · running out of time · unrealized · missed opportunity · hopelessness · erosion · fading · fading fast · cultivating · developing · nurturing
dying on the vineflourishing
Prospering vigorously
thriving · blossoming · blooming · bearing fruit · burgeoning
dying on the vinebearing fruit
Generating successful outcomes
ripening · paying off · taking off · succeeding · gaining traction