fall down

verb

fell down; fallen down; falling down; falls down

intransitive verb

: to fail to meet expectations or requirements

fell down on the job

Examples of fall down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But there was a deep pass to Craig Dandridge that likely should have been a touchdown had Dandridge not fallen down. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

The trains involved were operated by AVE and Iryo, according to local media, with at least two carriages said to have fallen down an embankment after the crash. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

When Sharks rookie Ivar Stenberg let his guard down for a moment, Benson swiped the puck away and scored falling down. — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

But that goes mostly unexplored in these first episodes so that Sonja can once again fall down on a yacht and flash her coochie in front of Harry Dubin. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fall down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown