fall away
Britishverb
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(of friendship) to be withdrawn
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to slope down
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Also, fall off . Withdraw one's friendship, support, or allegiance. For example, After the divorce, her friends slowly fell away . [Early 1500s]
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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]
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Drift from an established faith, cause, or principles. For example, I fell away from the Catholic Church when I was a teenager . [Early 1500]
Example Sentences
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Now, no matter where I am in the world, as I slide up to the window and watch the platform fall away, I feel the comfort of coming home.
Once you turn 65, the penalty falls away, but you pay income taxes on the nonhealthcare withdrawals.
From Barron's
As the show got started, any illusion of a gentleman’s club fell away.
From Los Angeles Times
Beth Holmes filmed the moment a large section, which included boulders and a tree, fell away and crashed to the ground.
From BBC
Trade body Offshore Energies UK said that "when prices drop, it is fair that the windfall tax should fall away".
From BBC
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