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fall out1(Of the hair, teeth, etc.) become detached and drop out: the chemotherapy made my hair fall out...- They seemed to be no better off than their subjects, with hair and teeth falling out and sores like burns on bare faces and hands.
- And my hair is falling out, I have sores in my mouth, my teeth ache - my whole body aches!
- He said that his strong character was tested at the upper school when his hair completely fell out, a condition which is believed to be hereditary in the family.
2Have an argument: he had fallen out with his family...- The two groups fell out over differences in ‘approach,’ which included more than the business plan.
- They're business partners who fell out over a dirty deal.
- The various guardians of the under-aged stars fell out over the money which slowly evaporated into the hands of lawyers.
Synonyms quarrel, argue, row, fight, have a row, have a fight, squabble, bicker, have words, disagree, differ, have a difference of opinion, have a disagreement, be at odds, clash, wrangle, get into conflict, get into a dispute, cross swords, lock horns, be at loggerheads, be at each other's throats informal scrap, argufy, go at it hammer and tongs, argy-bargy archaic altercate, chop logic Scottish archaic threap 3Leave one’s place in a military formation, or on parade: the two policemen at the rear fell out of the formation...- Bruiser screamed as his fighter took a salvo of fire from his pursuers and he fell out of formation with Mask and Wheezy.
- The other ships in his group had taken heed of the hull pattern; they were starting to fall out of formation and were reorienting for their escape.
- I made an interphone call to the aft station and got a weary reply from one of the weapons system officers saying it looked like we were falling out of position.
Synonyms move out of formation, move out of line, get out of line, get out of formation; stand at ease 4Happen; turn out: matters fell out as Stephen arranged...- The subject matter falls out as irrelevant, the different views on the same thing are what it's about.
- I have actually thought about Sweden, which is hardly a hardship post and part of the reason that Sweden is so interesting is because I have a rather fascinating result that falls out of the trust experiments.
Synonyms happen, occur, come about, take place, turn out, chance, arise, befall, result See parent entry: fall |