fall down
verb
fell down; fallen down; falling down; falls down
: to fail to meet expectations or requirements
fell down on the job
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When the sign fell down, the newspaper alleges, an employee was made to scrub the toilet because it had been used by an unapproved person.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2024
Remember the cop who falls down while trying to catch Kevin?
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
Jay Leno is recovering after falling down a hill, hitting his head on a rock and breaking his wrist, among sustaining other injuries.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 20 Nov. 2024
City’s argument is that part of the regulations being found as anti-competitive means that the entire framework falls down.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2024
Remember the cop who falls down while trying to catch Kevin?
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
Jay Leno is recovering after falling down a hill, hitting his head on a rock and breaking his wrist, among sustaining other injuries.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 20 Nov. 2024
City’s argument is that part of the regulations being found as anti-competitive means that the entire framework falls down.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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