fall from grace

1. Experience reduced status or prestige, cease to be held in favor, as in The whole department has fallen from grace and may well be dissolved entirely. This expression originally alluded to losing the favor of God. Today it is also used more loosely, as in the example. [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

It is a remarkable fall from grace after Slot's side romped to the trophy last season, finishing 10 points clear of second-placed Arsenal and wrapping up the title with four games to spare.

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“U.S. operations are the primary reason for the company’s fall from grace,” former CEO Howard Schultz wrote on LinkedIn last year.

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Potter's ending at West Ham caps a spectacular fall from grace from the territory where he was once a live contender in the conversation of those with the qualities befitting an England manager.

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But though “Lurker” could certainly push the envelope further, Matthew’s ascent, fall from grace and gradual climb back up wouldn’t feel as realistic as it needs to for the film to land its sickly ending.

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Some revelled in watching Sanders' fall from grace.

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