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Synonyms

fall off

British  

verb

  1. to drop unintentionally to the ground from (a high object, bicycle, etc), esp after losing one's balance

  2. (adverb) to diminish in size, intensity, etc; decline or weaken

    business fell off after Christmas

  3. (adverb) nautical to allow or cause a vessel to sail downwind of her former heading

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noun

  1. a decline or drop

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fall off Idioms  

  1. see fall away.

Example Sentences

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EV sales, though, were about to fall off a cliff.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. natural gas futures ended the session little changed as the market enters the spring shoulder season when heating demand falls off and cooling demand has yet to pick up.

From The Wall Street Journal

His grin turned smug, perching precariously on his lips like it might fall off.

From Literature

His precious monocle had fallen off in his escape.

From Literature

He said he was on the sofa watching rugby and saw the players "falling off the screen", so headed to the hospital where doctors told him he had a brain aneurysm "that started to leak".

From BBC

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