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

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Elizabeth keeps falling down the steep stairs here. Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025 This game is beyond fall down drunk. Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025 This isn’t to say writer and director Mary Bronstein’s film, about the agonizing deterioration of a woman whose life is falling down around her in near-apocalyptic fashion, isn’t worth watching. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025 The Brewers will look to avoid falling down 3-0 to the Dodgers in the NLCS by winning Game 3 tonight. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fall down

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fall down was in 1873

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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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