fall around
To fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The toddler is falling around because he is learning to walk.”
“After the party ended, the guests were falling around and bumping into the furniture.”
“The exhausted hikers were falling around on the uneven path, struggling to maintain their balance as the storm intensified.”
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catch a falling knife
To buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.
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fall apart
To be emotionally in crisis.
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fall asleep
To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.
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fall at the last hurdle
To fail near the end of an activity, a project, etc.
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fall behind
To be late (for a regular event)
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fall between the cracks
To wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not handled by whatever process one had hoped to be subject to; to be overlooked.
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fall between two stools
To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.
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fall by the wayside
To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect.
Last updated August 10, 2026