2026 · Q20
Directions : Given below are idioms/phrases. Choose the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Fall by the wayside
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- ATo trip on the footpath
- BTo lose one’s sense of direction
- CTo weaken moral values
- DTo drop out of a pursuit
Explanation
“Fall by the wayside” comes from the parable of the sower, where seed falling by the wayside fails to take root. It means to drop out of a pursuit or fail to continue — option (d). The literal options (a) and (b) and the moral reading (c) all miss the idiom’s sense of abandoning an endeavour. Hence (d).