The famous athlete had a sudden fall from grace.
fall from grace
idiomTo fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.
After the scandal broke, the politician experienced a rapid fall from grace and lost his seat in parliament.
The once-celebrated director suffered a public fall from grace when his final film was universally panned by critics and abandoned by his investors.
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fall apart
To be emotionally in crisis.
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fall around
To fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.
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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.