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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Officer Alexander Clifford shot Walker multiple times during a scuffle after a second officer fell down and Walker raised a knife.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Officials said the scared dog ran and jumped over the railing and fell down the embankment.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, his house is in an almost cartoonish state of disrepair and falling down around him, while his attempts to upgrade his furniture leads him to buy a shabby armchair on Craigslist that was previously occupied by a comatose, and incontinent, old lady.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
For example the problem of Alice’s house, which lately is falling down around her.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Officials said the scared dog ran and jumped over the railing and fell down the embankment.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, his house is in an almost cartoonish state of disrepair and falling down around him, while his attempts to upgrade his furniture leads him to buy a shabby armchair on Craigslist that was previously occupied by a comatose, and incontinent, old lady.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
For example the problem of Alice’s house, which lately is falling down around her.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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