fall out
To cease to be on friendly terms.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“They fell out over a small argument about money.”
“After working together for ten years, the two business partners fell out and decided to close the company.”
“Despite their long history of mutual respect, the two scholars eventually fell out over irreconcilable differences regarding their research methodology.”
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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 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.
Last updated August 10, 2026