fall into disuse

fall into disuse

To be used increasingly less. The car fell into disuse, and now, it won't even start. After Grandma died, I moved into her house so it wouldn't fall into disuse before we could sell it. As soon as the kids get new toys, the old ones—which are perfectly fine—fall into disuse.

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fall into disuse

to be used less and less. The pump had fallen into disuse and the joints had rusted solid. Since my books had fallen into disuse, I sold them to a used-book dealer.

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