fall down
Britishverb
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to drop suddenly or collapse
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informal (often foll by on) to prove unsuccessful; fail
Example Sentences
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It doesn’t take much these days to fall down a GLP-1 rabbit hole on the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Russell's case was complicated because his fall down the order was precipitated by a cascading series of events.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
To date, they have tended to fall down when it comes to real-world hacking, where they have to do a series of complex tests, and then draw conclusions and take action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
“I’ve been married, now I’m divorced. But, if you fall down on the ice, can you imagine how many times I had to fall down and get up?”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2025
The path is still wild, and it’d be easy—too easy—for someone to slip, spin, fall down the hillside.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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