take a fall
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Also, take a spill . Suffer a fall, fall down, as in You took quite a fall on the ski slopes, didn't you? or Bill took a spill on the ice .
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Be arrested or convicted, as in He's taken a fall or two and spent some years in jail . [ Slang ; 1920s]
Example Sentences
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The hardest thing to watch in the world of tech aren’t the can’t-look-away moments where massive corporations legally get away with Lex Luther antics, but when you see an ethics titan take a fall.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2023
Another Haitian chief executive may be about to take a fall.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2021
Idaho, which requires grades K-3 to take a fall reading test, found an overall decline in reading skills.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2020
Many were delighted to see this ostensible paragon of virtue take a fall.
From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2018
And some take a fall that maketh their neck lame.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 by Hazlitt, William Carew
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