fall from grace

Idioms  

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]

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fall from grace

Though the exhibition intended to grapple with Galliano’s fall from grace and create a necessary dialogue about the limitations of artistic reverence, the dissent was too strong.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Alphabet was once a cash-flow machine, but it’s seeing a fall from grace.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

All major U.S. indexes ended the day in the green, despite a historic fall from grace for one member of the Dow industrials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Tiger Woods' latest fall from grace poses questions for the future running of men's professional golf as well as the personal life of the 15-time major champion.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

After Will’s fall from grace, he probably wouldn’t be making many appearances on the Granger campus for a while.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan