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

"This is a substantial fall from grace for you," the judge said, adding his sentencing decision took into account the guilty pleas from all three and their individual family circumstances.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

There’s a lot more to Beyond Meat’s fall from grace than just falling sales and mounting losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 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