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falling-out
fall·ing-out (fô′lĭng-out′)n. pl. fall·ings-out or fall·ing-outs A disagreement; a quarrel: a falling-out among family members.falling-out n informal a quarrel fall′ing-out′
n., pl. fall•ings-out, fall•ing-outs. a quarrel or estrangement between persons formerly in close association. [1560–70] Translationsfalling-out
a falling outA severe quarrel or disagreement, especially one that leads to a temporary or permanent end of a relationship. I haven't spoken to my brother for nearly three years because of a falling-out we had over our late father's estate.See also: fall, outfalling-out n. a disagreement. Tom and Bill had a little falling-out. |