fall down on
Example Sentences
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“I’ve been married, now I’m divorced. But, if you fall down on the ice, can you imagine how many times I had to fall down and get up?”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2025
Chen said that despite a “really easy” pregnancy with De Niro’s seventh child, “everything was starting to just fall down on itself” after her C-section delivery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
Yes, I watched a guy misplay a Julio Rodriguez fly ball and almost get hit in the face and another guy fall down on the warning track and almost de-pants himself in the process.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
Local governments have so many immediate concerns, like road repairs and public safety, that “climate goals will fall down on that list if you don’t find a way to close that gap for them.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
Malachy will fall down on the floor laughing because such a thing could never happen.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
