drop by the wayside vs fall by the wayside

drop by the wayside and fall by the wayside both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drop by the wayside	No	No	Yes	No
fall by the wayside	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, drop by the wayside and fall by the wayside are synonyms defined as:

drop by the wayside and fall by the wayside: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

Other synonyms of drop by the wayside include chuck up the sponge, drop out, give up, quit, throw in, throw in the towel.

drop by the wayside (verb)	fall by the wayside (verb)
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat	give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat