drop by the wayside

Verb drop by the wayside has 1 sense

• drop by the wayside(v = verb.competition) chuck up the sponge, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, quit, throw in, throw in the towel - give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP