fall to the ground

English

Verb

fall to the ground

  1. To come to nothing; to fail.
    • 1863, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
      As he alone was earnest in the matter, and as no one came forward with capital, the scheme fell to the ground.
  2. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see fall,‎ ground.
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