WAYSIDE Definition & Meaning

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wayside

[ wey-sahyd ]

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noun

the side of the way; ways; land immediately adjacent to a road, highway, path, etc.; roadside.

adjective

being, situated, or found at or along the wayside:
a wayside inn.

wayside

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noun

1. the side or edge of a road
2. modifier situated by the wayside
  a wayside inn
fall by the wayside
to cease or fail to continue doing something
of the nine starters, three fell by the wayside
go by the wayside
to be put aside on account of something more urgent

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Origin of wayside¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; way ¹, side ¹

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Idioms and Phrases

see fall by the wayside .

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“Usually when you get yourself in over your head, credit card debt is usually the first thing that gets tossed by the wayside.”

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More than a year after Majors’ conviction and fall from grace in Hollywood, it seems Jabbari’s disturbing allegations haven’t entirely fallen to the wayside.

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Here, hopes of an unprecedented third consecutive outright title fell by the wayside.

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“I think their efforts to save money have gone by the wayside.”

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In a time of twisty, “prestige” supernatural horror, the good, old-fashioned ghost story has fallen by the wayside.

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