fall off
Britishverb
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to drop unintentionally to the ground from (a high object, bicycle, etc), esp after losing one's balance
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(adverb) to diminish in size, intensity, etc; decline or weaken
business fell off after Christmas
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(adverb) nautical to allow or cause a vessel to sail downwind of her former heading
noun
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a decline or drop
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see fall away.
Example Sentences
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You’ll also hear a larger, darker woofling from the tailpipes, and phlegmy, spattering cough as the rpm fall off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Then, assuming his career does not fall off a cliff: Cooperstown.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
For example, in the civilian context, when construction workers fall off scaffolds and can’t walk until receiving surgery and physical therapy, their employers have to provide them workers’ compensation.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
"The reality of it might be that they wobble and we both fall off."
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
I’m so skinny now, they nearly fall off of me.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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