fall down
Lose your footing
To fall down is to drop from standing or elevated position to a lower level, typically the ground.
A person falls down when they lose balance or trip: She fell down the stairs.
Buildings or structures fall down when they collapse.
The phrase often emphasizes complete descent rather than partial stumbling: The toddler fell down and scraped her knee.
Uncontrolled rolling descent
- toppleCause to fall
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- slipMinor error or misstep
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
collapse · crumple · keel over · plunge · pitch · drop · sprawl · faceplant
Complete commercial failure
- failBe unsuccessful
- disappointFail to meet expectations
- underperformFail to meet standards
- flounderStruggle awkwardly, or seafood
falter · miss the mark · come up short · bungle · botch · fizzle · collapse
tumble
Uncontrolled rolling descent
stumble · collapse · crumple · keel over · plunge · pitch · drop · sprawl · faceplant · lose balance
flop
Complete commercial failure
- failBe unsuccessful
- disappointFail to meet expectations
- underperformFail to meet standards
flounder · falter · miss the mark · come up short · bungle · botch · fizzle · collapse
- collapsecollapse, cave in, cave-in, give way, crumble
- downward motionsdrop, descend, plunge, sink, dive
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, turn on, turn off, wait for
- Visual Comedyslapstick, pratfall, pratfalls, sight gag, sight gags
- Redundanciestautology, pleonasm, redundancy, redundant phrase, added bonus
- clumsinessclumsiness, clumsy, awkwardness, fumble, stumble
fall downstand firm
Refuse to retreat
stay up · hold up · hold together · endure · persist
fall downsucceed
Achieve a desired aim
come through · rise to the occasion · deliver · measure up · excel
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