take a spill

Idioms  

1. see take a fall.

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Example Sentences

Most people don’t think about their balance until they take a spill.

From Washington Post

Because of the pacing, there are also far fewer opportunities to take a spill, one of my worries coming in.

From The Guardian

“Honey, set down. Did you take a spill?”

From Literature

The Fed twitches, stocks take a spill, and the market strategists go into a fainting spell.

From Forbes

But for the same reason, the past three days would have been an unlucky time to take a spill, as the people most obsessed with improving the patient experience, with improving the level of compassion and respect in healthcare, were off duty and in Cleveland for session after session on the subject, at the fifth annual Cleveland Clinic-organized Patient Experience: Empathy & Innovation Summit.

From Forbes