fall through
(intr, adverb) to miscarry or fail
Words Nearby fall through
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How to use fall through in a sentence
There are times when economies are booming, but people continue to fall through the cracks.
There have been more than 300 Ben sightings since he disappeared, and each time the leads fall through.
Authorities Test Roma Man To See If He’s Missing Boy Ben Needham | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“These are still the women who fall through the cracks of the system,” King says.
Domestic Violence Among the Wealthy Hides Behind ‘Veil of Silence’ | Eliza Shapiro | February 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEven so, far too many mothers and their babies fall through the cracks, becoming seriously ill or even dying.
Beyond ‘Downton Abbey’: Preeclampsia Maternal Deaths Continue Today | Eleni Tsigas, Christine Morton | January 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat about the people who fall through the cracks and are stuck without insurance for two years?
President Obama’s Looming Medicare Concession | Michael Tomasky | December 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Without it the overture would cease to be an overture; without it the entire programme would fall through.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskySogrange took them up helplessly, one after the other, reading the names aloud and letting them fall through his fingers.
The Double Four | E. Phillips OppenheimThe shelf is always clean, as the shavings and dirt fall through, and the tools may be readily picked up.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThese stone floors are too thick for anyone to fall through.
The Pony Rider Boys in Texas | Frank Gee PatchinIt is a generally familiar fact that the incomparably larger number of complaints of attacks on womens honor, fall through.
Criminal Psychology | Hans Gross
Other Idioms and Phrases with fall through
Fail, miscarry, as in The proposed amendment fell through, or I hope our plans won't fall through. [Late 1700s]
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