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fall off

British  

verb

  1. to drop unintentionally to the ground from (a high object, bicycle, etc), esp after losing one's balance

  2. (adverb) to diminish in size, intensity, etc; decline or weaken

    business fell off after Christmas

  3. (adverb) nautical to allow or cause a vessel to sail downwind of her former heading

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noun

  1. a decline or drop

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
fall off Idioms  

  1. see fall away.

Example Sentences

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Then, assuming his career does not fall off a cliff: Cooperstown.

From Los Angeles Times

Using a drill, they bore through, but the drill’s bit fell off and dropped into the drillhole.

From Literature

Software stocks have fallen off a cliff on the back of competitive threats from the major artificial-intelligence innovators.

From Barron's

I tried to shake them off until I lost my balance and fell off the tree stump.

From Literature

Tagovailoa’s play fell off even more, and by the end of the season, he openly acknowledged the likelihood that it would be his last campaign in Miami.

From The Wall Street Journal

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