If someonefallsby thewayside, theyfailtofinishanactivity, and if somethingfallsby thewayside,peoplestopdoing it, making it, or using it:
中途退出;半途而废So why does onecompanysurvivearecessionwhileitscompetitorsfallby thewayside?那么为什么一家公司度过了经济衰退期,而其他竞争对手都中途倒闭了呢?