take a tumble

idiom

: to come or go down suddenly from a standing position : to fall
She took a tumble down the stairs.

Examples of take a tumble in a Sentence

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“Take a tumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20tumble. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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