fall off

British  

verb

1. to drop unintentionally to the ground from (a high object, bicycle, etc), esp after losing one's balance

2. (adverb) to diminish in size, intensity, etc; decline or weaken

   business fell off after Christmas

3. (adverb) nautical to allow or cause a vessel to sail downwind of her former heading

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noun

1. a decline or drop

fall off Idioms  

1. see fall away.

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Example Sentences

Castro almost fell off a cliff in the early 1990s when he lost his Soviet patron, but he had moves then, and he made them.

From The Wall Street Journal

"But with the risks linked to the war in the Middle East, there is once again a risk of falling off track," Paugam warned.

From Barron's

Instead, it fell off his hand somewhere in a sprawling expanse of turquoise-blue water.

From The Wall Street Journal

The source also told the outlet Ritchson crashed, fell off his motorcycle and incurred cuts and bruises.

From Los Angeles Times

But shock defeats and inconsistency means the form of the so-called top sides is falling off a cliff.

From BBC

Related Words

• diminish
• lessen
• wane