Idiom
wither on the vine
Meaning
To be unsuccessful due to neglect or inaction.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Without enough water, the new project will wither on the vine.”
“The company had a brilliant idea, but it withered on the vine because nobody invested time or money into it.”
“Many promising startups wither on the vine when their founders fail to secure the necessary funding or adapt to changing market conditions.”
Examples
simple
“Without enough water, the new project will wither on the vine.”
contextual
“The company had a brilliant idea, but it withered on the vine because nobody invested time or money into it.”
complex
“Many promising startups wither on the vine when their founders fail to secure the necessary funding or adapt to changing market conditions.”
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