fall\ behind

fall\ behind
v
To go slower than others and be far behind them.

When the campers took a hike in the woods, two boys fell behind and got lost.

Frank's lessons were too hard for him, and he soon fell behind the rest of the class.

Mary was not promoted because she dreamed too much and fell behind in her lessons.


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