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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Pow pow pow goes a pistol, and a Native warrior falls down.
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The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
Every human being at this event has a story that involves some triumph and some tragedy and some falling down and always getting back up.
—Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
As cops went to pick up Mosley’s body, one of them fell down the same slope and had to be stretchered away from the scene.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
The woman told police in an interview about the injuries that the child fell down stairs between late December 2023 and early January 2024.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
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The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
Every human being at this event has a story that involves some triumph and some tragedy and some falling down and always getting back up.
—Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
As cops went to pick up Mosley’s body, one of them fell down the same slope and had to be stretchered away from the scene.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
The woman told police in an interview about the injuries that the child fell down stairs between late December 2023 and early January 2024.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for fall down
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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