fall down
to drop suddenly or collapse
(often foll by on) informal to prove unsuccessful; fail
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
How to use fall down in a sentence
In the meantime, just as the bill passed its first hurdle, snow flakes started to fall down on the Capitol.
Quirky Reindeer Farmer Keeps Government Open for Christmas | Ben Jacobs | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat I say to people is, if you fall down, fall down on your back.
Marion Barry, Comeback King, on Spitzer, Weiner, and Being Truly ‘Humble’ | Lloyd Grove | July 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd only at night, and when reading certain books, do I fall down into a tunnel that takes me back to a more enchanted place.
If it does fall down, I want to be playing in the quartet on the top deck, sinking with it.
Mother Falcon the 18-Piece Indie Symphonic Rock Band Taking Texas By Storm | Abby Haglage | June 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey climb atop bare-chested men in a boxing ring—and sometimes they fall down and go boom.
Carrie Ann Inaba, Justin Bieber & More Celebrity Stumbles (VIDEO) | The Daily Beast Video | October 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The huts of the poor people are miserably bad, being mostly built of clay and wood, and threatening to fall down every moment.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferBut if any man shall not fall down and adore, he shall the same hour be cast into a furnace of burning fire.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAnd that if any man shall not fall down and adore, he should be cast into a furnace of burning fire.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAnd they that eat bread with him, shall destroy him, and his army shall be overthrown: and many shall fall down slain.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousEntrance to his mine, Tom replied, Dont go near it or you will probably fall down a shaft or something.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair Blank
Other Idioms and Phrases with fall down
Fail to meet expectations; lag in performance. For example, It was disappointing to see him fall down on the job. This expression transfers a literal drop to a figurative one. [Second half of 1800s]
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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