falling off
Losing one's grip
Falling off describes a decline or decrease in something that was previously higher or stronger: Attendance has been falling off since the scandal.
The phrase suggests gradual deterioration rather than sudden collapse.
Sales fall off, interest falls off, quality falls off.
Literally, falling off means losing one's position on something: He kept falling off the horse.
- come awaySeparate or depart
- slumpExtended period of decline
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- wearing awayGradual loss through friction
- detachTo separate from
coming loose · drop · decrease · peeling · decline · on the decline · breakaway · dislodging · molting · exfoliating · crumbling · deterioration · loosening · losing grip · letting go · attrition · crashing · worsening
- declinesdrop, decline, downtrend, downturn, downfall
- declinedecline, in decline, decrease, downswing, on the decline
- decliningdeclining, waning, fading, diminishing, decreasing
- seamanshipseamanship, steering, anchoring, navigation, chartwork
- boating maneuverstacking, jibing, coming about, docking, mooring
- recoveryrecovery, sobriety, rehab, recover, recovery room
falling offgetting on
Advancing or boarding
mounting · hopping on · jumping on · ascending · holding on
falling offpicking up
Grasping and lifting
increasing · rising · growing · surging · climbing
falling offholding on
Maintaining one's grip
adhering · clinging · securing · latching on · bonding
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