fall over
To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Be careful not to fall over on the ice.”
“The floor was so slippery that the waiter almost fell over while carrying the heavy tray.”
“As the exhausted marathon runner reached the final stretch, he stumbled and fell over, yet he managed to crawl across the finish line.”
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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