fall down
Example Sentences
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While employers are legally required to maintain benefit records, especially for pension and employer-sponsored life insurance, they too can fall down on the job.
From MarketWatch
During the first robot half marathon in Beijing this year, many mechanical competitors fell down and overheated and only six out of 21 completed the course.
From Los Angeles Times
He started working in the fields when he was 11 years old and has injured his ankles and knees after falling down at work.
From Los Angeles Times
It tells the tale of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole and lands in a fantasy world of talking animals and creatures.
From BBC
Rehearsing one dance routine, they were scolded for their lack of synchronisation: "It's got to sound like one person walking down the stairs. It can't sound like a group of people falling down the stairs."
From BBC
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