fall out

fɑːl aʊt

fallen outfell out

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Definition of fall out - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

disputequarrel or disagree strongly

They often fall out over trivial matters..

argue

disagree

quarrel

military

TECH.

leave a military formation

TECH.

The soldiers were ordered to fall out.

break ranks

disband

dismiss

shed

Rare

hair or teeth become loose and unattached

Rare

His hair began to fall out after the treatment..

come out

drop out

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Expressions with fall out

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fall out of love

stop having romantic feelings for someone

She realized she had fallen out of love with him.

fall out of the sky

drop suddenly from the air toward the ground without control

We watched the damaged helicopter fall out of the sky.

fall out of touch

stop communicating with someone

They fell out of touch after moving to different cities.

fall out with

stop being friendly after an argument or disagreement

They fall out with each other over small things.

bottom fall out

suddenly fail or collapse drastically

After the scandal, the bottom fell out of his career.

fall out of favour

lose popularity or support from others

The singer fell out of favour after the scandal.

Expressions with fall

fall apart

break into pieces due to weakness or damage

The old chair finally fell apart when he sat on it..

fall back

move backward in a retreat

The troops had to fall back to a safer position.

fall behind

be late for a regular event

She tends to fall behind in her assignments.

fall for

develop romantic feelings for someone

He fell for her the moment they met.

break one's fall

prevent someone from falling

She reached out to break his fall.

break someone's fall

stop or reduce the force when someone is falling

He used his arms to break her fall.

Terms with fall out included in their meaning

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collapse

fainting

pass out and fall to the ground

milk tooth

biology

first set of teeth that later fall out

quarrel

argument

argue fiercely or fall out with someone

go overboard

literal

fall out of a boat or ship

biff

sports

fall or wipe out in sports

Examples of fall out in a sentence

They fall out whenever politics is discussed.
After the drill, the troops were told to fall out.
The unit will fall out once the exercise concludes.
She noticed her cat's fur starting to fall out.
His teeth began to fall out as he aged.

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French:se brouiller, rompre les rangs, ...
German:sich zerstreiten, verlassen, ...
Italian:litigare, rompere le righe, ...
Spanish:pelearse, romper filas, ...
Portuguese:desentender-se, sair da formação, ...
Chinese:争吵, 离队, ...
Japanese:喧嘩する, 隊列を離れる, ...
Arabic:تَخَاصَمَ, اِنْسَحَبَ, ...
Hebrew:לָרִיב, לְהִתְפַּזֵּר, ...
Russian:ссориться, выйти из строя, ...
Ukrainian:сваритися, виходити, ...
Hindi:झगड़ना, परेड छोड़ना, ...
Bengali:ঝগড়া করা, বাহিরে আসা, ...
Catalan:barallar-se, retirar-se, ...
Czech:pohádat se, rozejít se, ...
Danish:skændes, træde ud af rækken, ...
Dutch:ruzie maken, uit de formatie treden, ...
Greek:τσακώνομαι, διαλύομαι, ...
Hungarian:összeveszni, kilépni, ...
Khmer:ឈ្លោះគ្នា, ចេញពីជួរ, ...
Korean:싸우다, 해산하다, ...
Persian:به اختلاف خوردن, از صف خارج شد, ...
Polish:kłócić się, opuścić szeregi, ...
Portuguese (BR):desentender-se, deixar a formação, ...
Romanian:a se ceartă, a ieși din formație, ...
Swedish:gräla, bryta formationen, ...
Thai:ทะเลาะ, ออกจากแถว, ...
Turkish:kavga etmek, dağılmak, ...
Vietnamese:cãi nhau, rời khỏi, ...

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