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

Sales fell off a cliff, plagued by weaker demand and the end of the $7,500 tax credit.

From The Wall Street Journal

The shy humor had fallen off his face.

From Literature

“Well, my ears are about to fall off,” Helen says, rubbing her earlobe.

From Literature

But after a respectable start, the wheels fell off and Frank was replaced by Tudor last month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although the surgery went well, she said "the part of the finger they reattached sadly didn't take" after eight weeks so may need to be removed if it doesn't fall off by itself.

From BBC

Related Words

• diminish
• lessen
• wane