迷入歧途,堕落,遭受失败
fall by the wayside
v : give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;
"In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop
out}, {give up}, {drop by the wayside}, {throw in}, {throw
in the towel}, {quit}, {chuck up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}]