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fall away









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In November, Scotland were poor enough to fall 17-0 behind against New Zealand and yet good enough to make it 17-17 thereafter, before falling away at the end.

From BBC

As she does so, everything else falls away, leaving only this image of solitary resistance against a force that does not answer back.

From Los Angeles Times

Without warning, without a hint of noise, the side of the mountain fell away.

From Literature

"It's a combination of a few things, but certainly there is some residual trauma about the two seasons where we felt on track for the title and suddenly fell away," she added.

From BBC

They had seen so much, he thought; and now everything else had fallen away.

From Literature