fall through: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Globalliteral
    • To pass down through an opening or gap; to descend through a surface or barrier.

    Examples

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    • Be careful near the stairs; you might fall through if the railing gives way.

      Be careful near the stairs; you might pass down through an opening or gap if the railing gives way.

    • The cat slipped and fell through the gap in the fence into the neighbor’s yard.

      The cat slipped and descended through a surface or barrier gap into the neighbor’s yard.

    • He accidentally dropped his keys, and they fell through the cracks in the wooden floorboards.

      He accidentally dropped his keys, and they passed through narrow gaps in the wooden floorboards.

    • As the ceiling panel was loose, debris fell through causing a mess in the room below.

      As the ceiling panel was loose, debris descended through it causing a mess in the room below.

  • 2.

    Globalidiomatic
    • To fail to occur, to be cancelled, or to come to nothing, especially of plans or agreements.

    Examples

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    • Our plans for a summer vacation fell through when the airline canceled all flights due to the strike.

      Our plans for a summer vacation failed to occur when the airline canceled all flights due to the strike.

    • The deal fell through at the last minute because the buyer couldn't secure financing.

      The deal was cancelled at the last minute because the buyer couldn't secure financing.

    • Did the project fall through, or are they still moving forward with the proposal?

      Did the project fail to occur, or are they still moving forward with the proposal?

Examples:

  • EN: Without you, my plans will fall through
    ES: Sin ti, mis planes no funcionan
  • EN: - There, now you won't fall through.
    ES: ¿En qué piensas?
  • EN: You were meant to fall through that ladder.
    ES: Tenías que haberte caído por la escalera.
  • EN: If you don't want all our plans to fall through, you'd better go after him. See if you can repair the damage you've done.
    ES: Si no quieres que fracasen nuestros planes, seré mejor que vayas tras él y repares los dafios causados.
  • EN: -Which hole did you fall through?
    ES: -Por qué agujero caíste?
  • EN: What, with cracks to fall through?
    ES: ¿Cómo? ¿Con agujeros donde uno puede caerse?
  • EN: Walking dead, girls who fall through the roof, is too much for me.
    ES: Muertos que andan, chicas que caen por el tejado, es demasiado para mí.
  • EN: It shall not fall through.
    ES: No dejaré que eso pase.
  • EN: Our whole programme will fall through now.
    ES: ¡Nos echa al agua todo nuestro programa!
  • EN: The good thing is it's no opening in the floor, you'd fall through on that.
    ES: Por suerte son números sencillos.
  • EN: What if it does fall through?
    ES: ¿Qué pasa si no sale bien?
  • EN: What if all your deals fall through?
    ES: ¿Qué pasa si todos sus negocios fracasan?
  • EN: Too bad you didn't fall through.
    ES: Lástima que no te caíste en él.
  • EN: I got a feeling that you got a feeling the deal is going to fall through.
    ES: Tengo la sensación de que crees que el trato va a fracasar.
  • EN: Without you, my plans will fall through
    ES: Sin ti, mis planes no funcionan
  • EN: - There, now you won't fall through.
    ES: ¿En qué piensas?
  • EN: I tried it, too. But I kept looking around for you to fall through the ice.
    ES: Yo también lo intenté, pero no era lo mismo sin verle caer al agua.
  • EN: You were meant to fall through that ladder.
    ES: Tenías que haberte caído por la escalera.
  • EN: What, with cracks to fall through?
    ES: ¿Cómo? ¿Con agujeros donde uno puede caerse?
  • EN: Walking dead, girls who fall through the roof, is too much for me.
    ES: Muertos que andan, chicas que caen por el tejado, es demasiado para mí.
  • EN: It shall not fall through.
    ES: No dejaré que eso pase.
  • EN: Our whole programme will fall through now.
    ES: ¡Nos echa al agua todo nuestro programa!
  • EN: The good thing is it's no opening in the floor, you'd fall through on that.
    ES: Por suerte son números sencillos.
  • EN: What if it does fall through?
    ES: ¿Qué pasa si no sale bien?
  • EN: What if all your deals fall through?
    ES: ¿Qué pasa si todos sus negocios fracasan?
  • EN: Too bad you didn't fall through.
    ES: Lástima que no te caíste en él.
  • EN: I tried it, too. But I kept looking around for you to fall through the ice.
    ES: Yo también lo intenté, pero no era lo mismo sin verle caer al agua.
  • EN: I got a feeling that you got a feeling the deal is going to fall through.
    ES: Tengo la sensación de que crees que el trato va a fracasar.

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