[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

drop by the wayside
     v : give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;
         "in the second round, the challenger gave up" syn: drop
         out, give up, fall by the wayside, throw in, throw
         in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge ant: enter
see also:
drop out give up fall by the wayside throw in throw in the towel quit 
chuck up the sponge enter 

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