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Verb: drop by the wayside
  1. Stop trying or participating; admit defeat
    "In the second round, the challenger dropped by the wayside";
    - drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge [US, non-standard]

Derived forms: dropping by the wayside, dropped by the wayside, drops by the wayside

Antonym: enter