fall over

Example Sentences

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The IRS wanted to hire around 3,500 customer-service representatives for the filing season “but it fell over 1,000 employees short,” the National Taxpayer Advocate report noted.

From MarketWatch

Left alone in his room, the 35-year-old had fallen over and hit his head on a piece of equipment, causing a catastrophic brain injury.

From BBC

He got up so fast that his chair fell over.

From Literature

In the next 48 hours, 50mm of rain is expected in many areas and more than 100mm of rain could fall over high ground towards the east.

From BBC

Those sides will have to be carefully filled in, a little on one side, then a little on the other to keep the structure from rocking and falling over, Rock said.

From Los Angeles Times