take a spill
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Most people don’t think about their balance until they take a spill.
From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2023
America falls for him after his playful fan dance, until it’s revealed he paid Soleil Moon Frye to take a spill during her final episode pasodoble.
From Newsweek • Jan. 3, 2012
When they bump themselves on something or take a spill and get a goose egg on their head, it’s scary.”
From New York Times • May 20, 2011
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