fall to the ground

verb

To come to nothing; to fail.

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Meanings

verbfall to the ground (third-person singular simple present falls to the ground, present participle falling to the ground, simple past fell to the ground, past participle fallen to the ground)

present singular third person falls to the ground · participle present falling to the ground · past fell to the ground · participle past fallen to the ground

  1. To come to nothing; to fail.

    As he alone was earnest in the matter, and as no one came forward with capital, the scheme fell to the ground.

    1863, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, ground.
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APA

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Chicago

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