fall off a cliff
To suddenly decrease in quantityTo suddenly decrease in quantity; to become less popular or successful.
» His son fell over the cliff.
Sein Sohn stürzte vom Felsenriff. — al_ex_an_der
Его сын упал со скалы. — marafon
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1 sensesTo suddenly decrease in quantity; to become less popular or successful.
Examples
33 sentencesHis son fell over the cliff.
ruЕго сын упал со скалы. — marafon
deSein Sohn stürzte vom Felsenriff. — al_ex_an_der
I almost fell off the cliff.
ruЯ чуть не свалился с обрыва. — marafon
I nearly fell off the cliff.
ruЯ чуть не упал с обрыва. — marafon
deIch fiel beinahe die Klippe hinunter. — Yorwba
Tom almost fell off the cliff.
deTom wäre beinahe von der Klippe gefallen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You must be careful that she doesn't fall over the cliff.
Translations
1 languagesForms
falls off a cliff, falling off a cliff, fell off a cliff, fallen off a cliff| Base form | fall off a cliff · to fall off a cliff |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls off a cliff |
| Present participle | falling off a cliff |
| Past simple | fell off a cliff |
| Past participle | fallen off a cliff |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.