fallen through

Deal fell apart

Fallen through describes a plan, deal, or arrangement that has failed to materialize or collapsed before completion.

When something falls through, it doesn't happen despite earlier expectations or negotiations: The house sale fell through at the last minute, Our vacation plans have fallen through.

The image suggests something dropping through a gap rather than landing solidly.

Related

cancellation · miscommunication · fiasco · derailment · collapse · slip · scuttled · abandonment · setback · voided · deal breaker · misunderstanding · oversight · negligence · sink · pit · disappointment · crack

Opposites
deal/plan completion

fallen throughgone through

Experienced or completed

come together · worked out · gone ahead · succeeded · panned out

project/venture realization

fallen throughmaterialized

Became physically present

panned out · succeeded · taken shape · come together · borne fruit

Family

fall, fallen, falling, falls, through, throughout, thorough, thoroughly, thoroughness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G