fall down

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

fall down phrasal verb [ fell down fallen down fallen down falls down falling down ]
 
FALL

1. <A > to fall to the ground
• Our apple tree fell down in the storm.
• He stumbled and fell down.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Falling and dropping ↑Moving downwards
2. If a building is falling down, it is in a very bad condition and there is a risk that it will break into pieces and drop to the ground
• Many buildings in the old part of the city are falling down.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Moving downwards ↑Falling and dropping
 
• I'm looking for a doings to hold up a curtain rail that's fallen down.
• The scaffolding prevents the building from falling down.
• A new steeple was built after the old one fell down.
• One of the their players fell down every time someone tried to tackle him.
• She fell down to her knees and prayed.
 
FAIL
3. to fail
• Where do you think the plan falls down?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Failing and doing badly
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