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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Trevor Lawrence led a game-winning touchdown drive in the final minute and change, running in the last score himself after falling down in the pocket.
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Chris Branch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
And on the game’s decisive play in the final minute of the fourth, Lawrence fell down twice in the backfield, but somehow was able to regain his footing and scramble for a touchdown despite several Kansas City defenders in the area.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
No time machine could take Russell back to her younger self, the Denver teen-ager who’d fallen down the rabbit hole.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Chicago and Philadelphia look to avoid falling down 2-0 in their series.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Chris Branch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
And on the game’s decisive play in the final minute of the fourth, Lawrence fell down twice in the backfield, but somehow was able to regain his footing and scramble for a touchdown despite several Kansas City defenders in the area.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
No time machine could take Russell back to her younger self, the Denver teen-ager who’d fallen down the rabbit hole.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Chicago and Philadelphia look to avoid falling down 2-0 in their series.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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