fall over
— phrasal verb with fall uk/fɔːl/us/fɑːl/verb fell, fallen
B1 If someone falls over, they fall to the ground:
She tripped and fell over.
B1 If something falls over, it falls onto its side:
If you make the cake too high, it'll fall over.
More examples
- I was frightened that Granny would fall over on the ice.
- I fell over and twisted my ankle.
- Just as I walked past, the whole display wobbled and fell over.
- The building looked as though it was falling over, because of the strange angles of the walls.
- She tottered, swayed, and then fell over in a dead faint.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Falling and dropping
- ass
- ass over teakettle idiom
- collapse
- collapse/fall in a heap idiom
- cropper
- crumple
- drop
- drop like flies idiom
- drop sb/sth off
- fly
- let go idiom
- nosedive
- overbalance
- parachutist
- plunge
- pratfall
- put sth/sb down
- relinquish
- shower
- thump
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