fallen by the wayside
Left behind, forgotten
To fall by the wayside is to fail to continue, to drop out before completion.
The phrase comes from the biblical parable of the sower, where seeds that fall by the wayside never take root.
Now it describes people who abandon efforts or things that get neglected: Several committee members have fallen by the wayside.
Good intentions, projects, and resolutions commonly fall by the wayside.
- discardedGotten rid of
- thrown outExpelled or discarded
- outdatedNo longer in use
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
derailed · fell through · sidelined · out of the running · discontinued · obsolete · forgotten · bypassed · cast aside · ignored · superseded · irrelevant · passé · left behind · halted · put on ice · aborted · omitted
fallen by the waysideseen through
Recognized as false
followed through · persevered · gone the distance · completed · finished
fallen, falls, falling, others, otherwise, another, wayside, sideways