break one's fall

idiom

: to helped make one's fall less forceful
The bushes beneath the window helped to break his fall.

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“Break one's fall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20one%27s%20fall. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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