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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Lauren Goode: That seems like of all the things to potentially fall down the rabbit hole on, a pretty virtuous one.
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Lauren Goode Michael Calore, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
Being this kind of standard-issue Democrat, doing great work in New York cleaning up the Hudson River, but then falling down these wormholes of conspiracy theories that are just honestly outrageous, unproven, and slightly crazy and dangerous.
Slightly crazy and dangerous?
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Deputy James Blackmon: My first … thought that night was maybe this man had a heart attack and … fell down the embankment along Lake Wohlford Road .
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
Never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
The Tigers kept it close, fell down double digits and so on and on … until the clock hit zeros, and Missouri’s SEC win column stayed at 0.
—Calum McAndrew, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
Basically, the whole world fell down the rabbit hole.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
Television ‘The View’ hosts fell down the Kate Middleton ‘rabbit hole’ too.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The exposing moment happened when Minaj snatched the mic back from a fan, causing the top of her dress (which seemed to have already been unintentionally detached) to further fall down and expose her breast.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Lauren Goode Michael Calore, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
Being this kind of standard-issue Democrat, doing great work in New York cleaning up the Hudson River, but then falling down these wormholes of conspiracy theories that are just honestly outrageous, unproven, and slightly crazy and dangerous.
Slightly crazy and dangerous?
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Deputy James Blackmon: My first … thought that night was maybe this man had a heart attack and … fell down the embankment along Lake Wohlford Road .
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
Never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
The Tigers kept it close, fell down double digits and so on and on … until the clock hit zeros, and Missouri’s SEC win column stayed at 0.
—Calum McAndrew, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
Basically, the whole world fell down the rabbit hole.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
Television ‘The View’ hosts fell down the Kate Middleton ‘rabbit hole’ too.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The exposing moment happened when Minaj snatched the mic back from a fan, causing the top of her dress (which seemed to have already been unintentionally detached) to further fall down and expose her breast.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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