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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Detroit paced the Central for almost the entire season … only to trip over itself, fall down a flight of stairs coated in aioli, and land on a whoopee cushion in front of its crush.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Look for a hood that’s large enough without constantly falling down or blocking your vision.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
The models also fell down on tasks related to pharmacists’ jobs.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Carr ends up tripping and falling down stairs, eating soup laced with Plan B One Step emergency contraceptive, and getting doused in cat feces, which leads to him contracting toxoplasmosis, a parasite that can be transferred to fetuses during pregnancy.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Look for a hood that’s large enough without constantly falling down or blocking your vision.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
The models also fell down on tasks related to pharmacists’ jobs.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Carr ends up tripping and falling down stairs, eating soup laced with Plan B One Step emergency contraceptive, and getting doused in cat feces, which leads to him contracting toxoplasmosis, a parasite that can be transferred to fetuses during pregnancy.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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