go by the wayside
Fall into disuse
To go by the wayside is to be abandoned, neglected, or forgotten as other priorities take over.
The wayside is the edge of a road—things that fall there get left behind as travelers move on.
Good intentions often go by the wayside when life gets busy.
His exercise routine went by the wayside after the baby was born.
- relegateAssign to inferior position
- fall through the cracksEscape notice unintentionally
- slip through the cracksEscape notice or care
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- gather dustFall into disuse
forsake · deprioritize · discard · fail · overlook · fade · vanish · disuse · lose steam · abandon · marginalize · bite the dust · sideline · push aside · deteriorate · drop off the radar · cast aside · demote
persistence and continuation
go by the waysideendure
Suffer through without yielding
persist · survive · stand the test of time · carry on · live on
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