Phrasal Verbs

fall through

This page is about the phrasal verb fall through

Meaning

If a plan or a deal falls through, it doesn't work out and it's dropped or scrapped.

For example

  • fall through Our plans for a holiday in Greece fell through when Bob lost his job. We couldn't afford to go after that.

  • has fallen through The deal has fallen through because they couldn't agree on the payment terms.

Nouns often used as subjects with fall through: plan, deal, arrangement, sale, purchase

Quick Quiz

Their plan to start a restaurant fell through, so they'll be

a. delaying the opening

b. opening it sooner

c. doing something else instead
a) delaying the opening b) opening it sooner c) doing something else instead

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Contributor: Matt Errey