fall through

phrasal verb

fell through; fallen through; falling through; falls through

: to fail or stop in a sudden or final way

Contract negotiations have fallen through.

Our vacation plans have fallen through.

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Coldplay frontman Chris Martin took a nasty fall through a trapdoor while performing with his band in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday. —

Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024 Items that fall through the gaps can block the dishwasher arms or block the heating elements. —

Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024 Their mission is to create tools that allow people who’ve fallen through the gaps of the health care system to make their own medicines and medical devices. —

Jorge Just, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 But as the city dialed back its resources for migrants, Beck was left to catch those who fell through the gaps — both newcomers and the unhoused. —

Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fall through