Idiom
falling out
Meaning
A rift between people or groups, often following a disagreement or quarrel
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They had a falling out and stopped talking.”
“The two best friends had a falling out over a misunderstanding at work last month.”
“Following a bitter falling out regarding the inheritance, the siblings refused to speak to one another for several years.”
Examples
simple
“They had a falling out and stopped talking.”
contextual
“The two best friends had a falling out over a misunderstanding at work last month.”
complex
“Following a bitter falling out regarding the inheritance, the siblings refused to speak to one another for several years.”
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