fall off

Example Sentences

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“Henry’s the kind of guy who could fall off a building and land in a hot fudge sundae,” said Matt Angle, a Texas Democratic political consultant.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They were already in really bad shape, and that’s when the wheels fell off the cart,” the former executive told NYT.

From Los Angeles Times

"Oil demand is not going to fall off a cliff but it is no longer growing as it was. We see it as subdued and will start falling in the late 2030s," he says.

From BBC

Police presumed he had fallen off it in his final moments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Or “watching someone you love fall off a cliff” panic.

From Literature