# topple over

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/topple-over
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To fall over (to fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position).

## Examples

- The tall stack of books will topple over if you touch it.
- The strong wind caused the old garden fence to topple over during the night.
- As the heavy statue began to topple over, the workers scrambled to move out of its path before it crashed to the ground.

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