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falling-out

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fall⋅ing-out

  [faw-ling-out]
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–noun, plural fall⋅ings-out, fall⋅ing-outs.
a quarrel or estrangement between persons formerly in close association with one another.
Origin:
1560–70; nominalization of v. phrase fall out; see -ing 1
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fall·ing-out   (fô'lĭng-out')
n.   pl. fall·ings-out or fall·ing-outs
A disagreement; a quarrel: a falling-out among family members.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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falling-out

  1. n.
    a disagreement. : Tom and Bill had a little falling-out.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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