trip and fall
Lose your footing
To trip and fall is to catch your foot on something and lose your balance, ending up on the ground.
The phrase often appears in legal and insurance contexts describing accidents: She tripped and fell on a broken sidewalk.
Trip and fall can also describe a staged accident for fraudulent claims.
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- slipMinor error or misstep
- lose balanceBecome unstable, risk falling
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
lurch · topple · head over heels · plunge · collapse · stumbling · watch your step · hazard · wet floor · sidewalk · crack · uneven · uneven ground · wobble · twisted ankle · skinned knee · skinned · knee
- accidentsaccident, car accident, bike accident, mishap, traffic accident
- bloopersbloopers, blooper, fail, gag reel, outtakes
- social blundersgaffe, faux pas, misstep, blooper, flub
trip and fallland on one's feet
Recover despite adversity
glide · float · sashay · pirouette · graceful descent
trip and fallstand firm
Refuse to retreat
hold steady · plant one's feet · stand one's ground · balance · stabilize
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