释义 |
fall from grace1A loss of favour or a position of power or honour: the artist’s fall from grace 1.1A descent from a state of divine favour into sin: Adam and Eve’s fall from grace...- Many feel he is the real culprit responsible for this team's fall from grace.
- A fall from grace does not take much: a drunken tumble, a night out with the wrong man, an inadvertent outburst, or a struggle with dependency.
- Her fall from grace has been as dramatic as her rise to prominence.
2Lose favour or a position of power or honour: a pop singer who fell from grace 2.1Descend from a state of divine favour into sin: they defended the concept that believers could fall from grace...- He was a great athlete before falling from grace.
- The moment they see someone has fallen from grace and can be of no further use to them, they discard him.
- Some of the leading business giants have fallen from grace over the past decade due to the lack of alignment between their own internal practices and their customers.
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