English · Idiom Historical

to fall to the ground

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To fail from lack of support; to become of no account. "In view of what has happened my proposals fall to the ground," i.e. are rendered useless.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “to fall to the ground” mean?

To fail from lack of support; to become of no account. "In view of what has happened my proposals fall to the ground," i.e. are rendered useless.

Is “to fall to the ground” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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