falling-out
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lɪŋˈaʊt noun, plural fall·ings-out, fall·ing-outs.
a quarrel or estrangement between persons formerly in close association with one another.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Falling-out
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Example sentences
Her husband had a falling-out with a comrade, and a duel impended.
It had not yet come to a falling-out, but it had become less pleasant.
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