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

Equivalents

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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