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fall·ing-out
/
ˈfɔ
lɪŋˈaʊt
/
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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 verb phrase
fall out;
see
-ing
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falling-out definition
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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