wither on the vineif something withers on the vine, it gradually ends because it is not given enough support 〔因缺乏支持而〕中途夭折,未能成功 The government has allowed the program to wither on the vine by reducing its funding. 政府减少了对该计划的财政支持,使其半途夭折了。
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