wayside

Definitions

way (road) + side = the side of the road. Most often heard in the idiom 'fall by the wayside' — to drop out or be abandoned along the way, like a tired traveler left at the roadside.

Common Collocations

• 1.by the wayside在路边
• 2.fall by the wayside半途夭折 / 掉队
• 3.along the wayside沿着路边

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Wild flowers grew along the wayside.

• 2.

  Many good ideas fall by the wayside for lack of funding.