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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The impact caused the two front cars of the Alvia train to fall down a 13-foot embankment.
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The water stripped the shirts off the children’s backs, forcing them to fall down and roll on the ground.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
Fieri fell down a set of steps while shooting his new series, Flavor Town Food Fight, in November, causing his right leg to compress in itself, leaving Fieri with a major tear in his quad.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
If this episode isn’t part of Goggins’s and Theroux’s Emmys-consideration packages, someone fell down on the job.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The water stripped the shirts off the children’s backs, forcing them to fall down and roll on the ground.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
Fieri fell down a set of steps while shooting his new series, Flavor Town Food Fight, in November, causing his right leg to compress in itself, leaving Fieri with a major tear in his quad.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
If this episode isn’t part of Goggins’s and Theroux’s Emmys-consideration packages, someone fell down on the job.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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