fall through
Fail to happen
Fall through means to fail to happen or be completed.
Plans, deals, and arrangements fall through when they collapse before reaching fruition: The merger fell through at the last minute, Our vacation plans fell through when she got sick.
The image is of something that seemed solid giving way beneath you.
Sudden structural failure
- fizzleFail after promising start
- miscarryFail to reach completion
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
- founderOne who begins something
derail · abort · come to nothing · go awry · backfire · flop · bust · tank
Failure to satisfy expectations
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- anticlimaxDisappointing conclusion after buildup
dashed hopes · deflation · chagrin · discouragement · disenchantment · bitter pill · cold water · setback
Stopped before happening
- scrappedDiscarded as useless
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- axedAbruptly dismissed
- shelvedDeferred or stored away
nixed · torpedoed · killed · pulled · withdrawn · discontinued · terminated · suspended
Supervision or inadvertent omission
overlook · loophole · blind spot · unnoticed · forgotten · abandoned · unattended · ignored
Unforeseen complication
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- setbackReverse in progress
- hiccupSpasmodic breath intake
roadblock · stumbling block · wrench · bottleneck · holdup · impediment · hurdle · breakdown
collapse
Sudden structural failure
founder · derail · abort · come to nothing · go awry · backfire · flop · bust · tank · implode
letdown
Failure to satisfy expectations
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
dashed hopes · anticlimax · deflation · chagrin · discouragement · disenchantment · bitter pill · cold water · setback · blow
called off
Stopped before happening
shelved · nixed · torpedoed · killed · pulled · withdrawn · discontinued · terminated · suspended · dropped
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
miss · overlook · loophole · blind spot · unnoticed · forgotten · abandoned · unattended · ignored · dropped ball
snag
Unforeseen complication
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- setbackReverse in progress
hiccup · roadblock · stumbling block · wrench · bottleneck · holdup · impediment · hurdle · breakdown · interference
fall throughsucceed
Achieve a desired aim
go through · work out · come off · pan out · materialize
fall throughhold together
Remain unified, not fragment
hold up · stick · stay on track · endure · persist
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