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fall through

verb

  1. fall through: not come to pass, not come to pass
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Wiktionary

verb

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, through.
  2. To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed.

    Their plans to go hiking Saturday fell through because it rained.

    Lynton & Barnstaple Railway revivalists have unexpectedly been given a second chance to purchase the station, after the original sale deal fell through.