Wiktionary
vb. (context idiomatic English) To fail to complete, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.
WordNet
v. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: drop out, give up, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge] [ant: enter]
Usage examples of "fall by the wayside".
In the days that followed, the Baudelaires were much more exhausted than somebody who had stayed up all night reading, and their schoolwork did more than fall by the wayside.
If you endure the journey well, he need not do anything to impair your sacrifice, but if you fall by the wayside, then he stands as my representative, and you must obey him as you obey me.
Sometimes they can't stand the pace and fall by the wayside, but there's always a fresh supply.
When Frankie got tired, George would pull, and a few more riders would fall by the wayside, unable to keep our pace.
They lurk in threads that fall by the wayside, or are mentioned but not explained in as much detail as they should be, and can thus seem like logical contradictions.
He is patient, ever so patient, but still they fall by the wayside, too caught up in their false perception to rest in him.
It had been a long time since I did anything that strenuous, and I did not want to fall by the wayside.
She in fact did appreciate how vital accurate supply counts were and how the mundane task tended to fall by the wayside—.
With the situation as it is in the north, with all this to-ing and fro-ing, councils and moots and so forth, normal procedures fall by the wayside.