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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In other words, Congress had miserably fallen down on the job of prohibiting discrimination in education.
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Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The versatile defender fell down the pecking order behind Kurt Zouma, now on a season-long loan at Saudi Pro League club Al Orobah; Angelo Ogbonna, now at Watford; Nayef Aguerd, who is now on a season-long loan at Real Sociedad; and Konstantinos Mavropanos.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 10 May 2025
In 2011, my mother fell down a set of stairs, struck her head and suffered traumatic brain injuries.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
One of them fell down when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand’s North Island in 2014, but no one was injured, according to The New Zealand Herald.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 6 May 2025
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Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The versatile defender fell down the pecking order behind Kurt Zouma, now on a season-long loan at Saudi Pro League club Al Orobah; Angelo Ogbonna, now at Watford; Nayef Aguerd, who is now on a season-long loan at Real Sociedad; and Konstantinos Mavropanos.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 10 May 2025
In 2011, my mother fell down a set of stairs, struck her head and suffered traumatic brain injuries.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
One of them fell down when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand’s North Island in 2014, but no one was injured, according to The New Zealand Herald.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 6 May 2025
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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