to light low and variants: to suffer misfortune or adversity; to be degraded or humiliated; to be brought low. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > fall down or from erect position > specifically of person or animal (31) to light lowc1225 to light low and variants: to suffer misfortune or adversity; to be degraded or humiliated; to be brought low. Obsolete. wendc1300 intransitive. To descend, come down; to fall. Obsolete. to seek to the earth or groundc1330 To go, move, proceed (in a specified direction). Widely used in Middle English; e.g. to seek up, to rise (from a sitting posture); to seek asunder… tumblea1375 intransitive. To fall prone, fall to the ground; often const. down, over. Also, to stumble by tripping over an object. stretchc1400 intransitive for reflexive. To fall to the ground; also, to lie down at full length. Obsolete. to take a fall1413 To suffer a fall, fall over, trip up, stumble. Also figurative. Now somewhat colloquial (chiefly U.S. in later use). to blush to the eartha1500 to blush to the earth: to glance to the earth, i.e. to fall face downwards. to come down1603 intransitive. Of a person or animal: to fall down; to be brought to the ground. to go to grassa1640 to go to grass: to lie down on or fall to the ground. Now rare. to be floored1826 To bring to the floor or ground; to knock down in boxing; to bring down (game). to be floored (of a horseman): to have a fall. to take a spilla1845 A throw from a horse or vehicle; a fall or tumble; an upset. to take a spill: to suffer a fall. to come (fall, get) a cropper1858 A heavy fall; usually in to come (fall, get) a cropper: often figurative. to hunt grass1872 U.S. colloquial and regional. to hunt grass: to be knocked down. Obsolete. to come (also have) a buster1874 Australian and New Zealand. A heavy fall; = burster, n. 1c. Frequently in to come (also have) a buster: = to come a cropper at cropper, n.3 Also figur… to hit the deck1954 Various phrases. to hit the deck: (a) to go to bed; (b) to land an aircraft; (c) to fall to the ground; (d) to get up (from bed). colloquial. Subcategories:— severely or violently (6) — stumble and fall (2) — slip and fall (1) — fall in tottering way (1) — fall flat or prostrate (5) — fall exhausted or dead (1) |
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