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单词 fall through
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fall through

phrasal verb
If an arrangement, plan, or deal falls through, it fails to happen.
They wanted to turn the estate into a private golf course, but the deal fell through. [VERB PARTICLE]
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fall through in British English

verb
(intr, adverb)
to miscarry or fail

fall through in American English

to come to nothing; fail
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Examples of 'fall through' in a sentence
fall through

She held her long grey hair in a bun above her head, then let it fall through her fingers.
O'Connor, Joe DESPERADOES
If you fall through your own fingers, there's other hands to hold you.
Clive Barker GALILEE (2001)
I should think the share price would fall through the cellar.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
She made her mind up immediately to purchase a thicker gauge of material for her curtains and never to let the moonlight fall through.
Louise Erdrich THE LAST REPORT ON THE MIRACLES AT LITTLE NO HORSE: A NOVEL (2001)

Chinese translation of 'fall through'

fall through

vi

  1. [plan] 落空 (luòkōng)
See fall

Nearby words of
fall through

  • fall off
  • fall out
  • fall over
  • fall through
  • fall to
  • fallacy
  • fallen

All related terms of 'fall through'

fall to
▶ to fall to sb to do sth ( responsibility ) 做某事的责(責)任落在某人身上 zuò mǒushì de zérèn luòzài mǒurén shēnshang
fall over
( person, object ) 跌倒 diēdǎo
fall out
( hair, teeth ) 掉 diào
fall off
( person, object ) 掉下 diàoxià
fall in with
( sb's plans ) 赞(贊)成 zànchéng
fall in
( roof, ceiling ) 塌陷 tāxiàn
fall for
( trick, story, lie ) 上 ... 的当(當) shàng ... de dàng
fall down
( person ) 摔倒 shuāidǎo
fall behind
落后(後) luòhòu
fall back on
( resort to ) 依靠 yīkào
fall back
( retreat ) 撤退 chètuì
fall apart
( building, structure ) 破碎 pòsuì
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to fail before completion
The deal fell through.
Synonyms
fail
He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail.
be unsuccessful
come to nothing
fizzle out (informal)
miscarry
My career miscarried when I thought I had everything.
go awry
go by the board
See fall

Additional synonyms

in the sense of miscarry
Definition
to fail
My career miscarried when I thought I had everything.
Synonyms
fail,
go wrong,
fall through,
come to nothing,
misfire,
go astray,
go awry,
come to grief,
go amiss,
go pear-shaped (informal),
gang agley (Scottish)

Nearby words of
fall through

  • fall on or upon something or someone
  • fall out
  • fall short
  • fall through
  • fall to someone
  • fall to something
  • fall victim to something

Synonyms of 'fall through'

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