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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Pelosi reportedly fell down marble stairs at the Grand Ducal Palace, fracturing a hip.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2024
Let the rain fall down, Natasha Lyonne is coming clean.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Now, merely for mentioning American Jews in the context of war policy, the sky fell down upon Lindbergh.
—CBS News, 1 Dec. 2024
In the sequence, the only animation is half a dozen frames of a toilet seat falling down (that one has Elliot’s name on it).
—Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 28 Nov. 2024
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2024
Let the rain fall down, Natasha Lyonne is coming clean.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Now, merely for mentioning American Jews in the context of war policy, the sky fell down upon Lindbergh.
—CBS News, 1 Dec. 2024
In the sequence, the only animation is half a dozen frames of a toilet seat falling down (that one has Elliot’s name on it).
—Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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