wayside

wayside
[[t]we͟ɪsaɪd[/t]]
waysides
1) N-COUNT: usu the N in sing The wayside is the side of the road. [LITERARY]

...groups of men playing cards by lamplight at the wayside.

...a wayside drinking fountain.

Syn:
2) PHRASE: V inflects If a person or plan falls by the wayside, they fail or stop before they complete what they set out to do.

Amateurs fall by the wayside when the going gets tough...

In the mid 70s, Morrison planned a comedy album. The project fell by the wayside.


English dictionary. 2008.

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