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

Recent Examples on the Web

To celebrate what makes a show like this — real collaboration, real joy, real family, falling down and getting back up. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 31 July 2026

But that idea slightly falls down on the lack of left-sided options — though Palestra can play on that flank too, Chelsea have yet to replace Marc Cucurella after his move to Real Madrid. — Luke Bosher, New York Times, 31 July 2026

How her autopsy pointed to something far different from a fall down the stairs. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026

Boston set a screen in the second quarter and rolled toward the basket before getting tangled with Flau’jae Johnson and falling down. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fall down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown