fall by the wayside

VERB
19 LETTERS · STARTS WITH F

fall by the wayside is a valid 19-letter word worth 34 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4A1L1L1B3Y4T1H4E1W4A1Y4S1I1D2E1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =34 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 68TRIPLE WORD → 102
MEANING

What does fall by the wayside mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat.