Meaning of fall down on | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To fail at or leave incomplete.
2. To prostrate oneself in a position that rests on
3. To collapse so that the remains are on top of.
4. To stumble or unintentionally descend and land on

Examples

“He would rather put a dent in his bankroll than fall down on anything he started.”

“Even if we involve the subcontractors in implementation, we will fall down on the job.”

“It might be that you would think in terms of the Standards Committee not only imparting a view about what standards are expected, and about what the consequences would be where people fall down on that in individual cases, but about a continuous process of engagement with Members of the House in terms of what standards are expected, to avoid having cases that illustrate it by virtue of breaches.”

“I would fall down on my knees and I besought God to heal my heart and to forgive my iniquity.”

“There is a support in the middle of this passageway to make sure the ceiling doesn't fall down on us.”

“Then he reached down and picked up the metal shelving from the thing and pushed it forward so it fell down on its other side with a loud crash.”

“We started doing tug of war for the banana, and, eventually, the monkey yanked it out of my hands, making me fall down on my back on the ground.”

“I am still on the training reins and often fall down on the slopes.”

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