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If someone, or something, falls through something they drop from one side to the other.
Examples of use:
1. My brother was fixing a broken roof tile and he fell through the roof.
2. Don't walk on the frozen pond. You might fall through the ice.
If a business deal or an arrangement falls through it does not happen.
Examples of use:
1. Plans to build a new superstore in the town have fallen through.
2. Their wedding plans fell through when the bride became ill.
| infinitive | fall through |
| present simple | fall through and falls through |
| -ing form | falling through |
| past simple | fell through |
| past participle | fallen through |
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