In 2011, I wrote, «This particular pipeline has a good chance of dying on the vine in any case if and when easier, less expensive sources of transportation fuel come online» and that appears to be what's happening. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
«The local education authority is going to wither on the vine in many cases. (bbc.co.uk)
And then when I received a bounty of freshly grown tomatoes on the vine from a new company I'm working with, I realized it would be perfectly fine if my garden went tomatoe-less this year. (foodiecrush.com)