Antonyms for fell through


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fawl
Phonetic Transcription : fɔl


Definition of fell through

Origin :
  • present participle adjective from fall (v.). Falling star is from 1560s; falling out "disagreement" is from 1560s. Falling evil "epilepsy" is from early 13c.
  • As in miscarry : verb fail to attain goal
  • As in fail : verb be unsuccessful
  • As in founder : verb go under, fail
Example sentences :
  • She'd planned it before she went away, but somehow it fell through.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • It fell through, however, and our bombardment was renewed the following day.
  • Extract from : « Athelstane Ford » by Allen Upward
  • I ought to have had it yesterday, but a deal I had on fell through.
  • Extract from : « The Man Who Lost Himself » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
  • He must have cut his arm pretty bad when he fell through that window!
  • Extract from : « The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound » by George A. Warren
  • Well, your campaign against Ennerly and Jackson fell through, didn't it?
  • Extract from : « A Far Country, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • They fell through the Heavens, numerous as the flakes of a shower of snow.
  • Extract from : « Astronomy for Amateurs » by Camille Flammarion
  • Time after time the dogs now fell through, and time after time the men went in.
  • Extract from : « The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 » by Roald Amundsen
  • At length they fell through the very brilliancy of their genius.
  • Extract from : « The Law of Civilization and Decay » by Brooks Adams
  • An art union of his works was talked about; but it fell through.
  • Extract from : « The Life Of George Cruikshank, Vol. II. (of II) » by Blanchard Jerrold
  • The matter dragged on to September 1615, and then fell through.
  • Extract from : « A Chronicle History of the Life and Work of William Shakespeare » by Frederick Gard Fleay

Synonyms for fell through

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