fall away

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verb (intr, adverb)

(of friendship) to be withdrawn

to slope down

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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candypuff

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Words nearby fall away

fallal, fall all over oneself, fall among, fall apart, fall asleep, fall away, fallback, fall back on, fall behind, fall between the cracks, fallboard

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How to use fall away in a sentence

The engines are designed to fall away in a sharp impact and would fall like bombs.
Picking Up Pieces From a Midair Explosion|Clive Irving|June 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It had begun to fall away five nights ago, when he had heard what passed between Madame de Condillac and Valerie.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
It plowed on through the gravel, which shot up all round, and then the end of the bank seemed to fall away.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss
See them in their true light and their power will fall away from them.
The Hidden Power|Thomas Troward

For it is better not to vow in childhood, lest afterwards the grown man should foully fall away.
The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple|Charles G. Addison
If only the whole of Mrs. Mary Ann's room would fall away from them—leave them, just Deirdre and he, together.
The Pioneers|Katharine Susannah Prichard

Other Idioms and Phrases with fall away

fall away

Also, fall off. Withdraw one's friendship, support, or allegiance. For example, After the divorce, her friends slowly fell away. [Early 1500s]

Also, fall off. Gradually decline in size or strength, as in The breeze slowly fell away, or, as Shakespeare put it (King Lear, 1:2): “Love cools, friendship falls off, Brothers divide.” [Early 1500s]

Drift from an established faith, cause, or principles. For example, I fell away from the Catholic Church when I was a teenager. [Early 1500]

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