fall through
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Organisers even nearly persuaded Nicola Sturgeon, then Scotland's First Minister, to spin some records, but a scheduling conflict caused the plan to fall through.
From BBC
There’s a whole cottage industry dedicated to determining which 15- and 16-year-olds are going to turn into the best football players in college, but every year someone extraordinary falls through the cracks.
A scheduled talk fell through when the White House at the last minute realized it hadn’t arranged a translator.
If their plans fall through, it would be like losing everything a second time.
From Los Angeles Times
She and a few producers went to Miami to finish a feature that ultimately fell through.
From Los Angeles Times
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