leave land fallow; neglect one's studies
Meanings
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to leave farmland uncultivated; to let land lie fallow
Refers specifically to agricultural land being abandoned or left to become overgrown with weeds.
Because young people have gone out to work, much of the farmland in the village has been left fallow.
This land has lain fallow for many years and is overgrown with weeds.
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Farmers are unwilling to let good farmland go to waste.
verb
to neglect; to let lapse (of studies, skills, or business)
Used figuratively for abstract contexts such as academic studies, professional skills, or business operations that have been allowed to deteriorate from lack of practice.
After being abroad for so many years, his Chinese has almost become rusty.
Don't let your studies fall by the wayside because of working.
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Business has been quite neglected during this period and needs to be picked up again.