trust fall

trʌst fɔl

Definition

Definition of trust fall - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

teamwork

team exercise where one falls trusting others to catch

During the retreat, we did a trust fall.

trust

situation requiring reliance on others without assurance

Starting a new job can feel like a trust fall.

confidence

dependence

reliance

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Expressions with trust

blind trust

trust given without seeking evidence or justification

He invested in the venture with blind trust, ignoring all warnings..

brain trust

any group of experts giving advice

The company formed a brain trust to improve innovation.

sacred trust

responsibility considered very important and respected

Caring for children is a sacred trust.

circle of trust

group of people trusted with personal information

She only shares secrets within her circle of trust.

betray someone's trust

to break someone's confidence by acting against their expectations

He betrayed her trust by sharing her secret with others.

take it on trust

accept something without questioning

I took it on trust and signed, without reading the fine print.

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.

don't fall for it

exp.

tell someone to avoid being taken in by a joke or scheme

Don't fall for it—he's just trying to get a reaction.

fall down on

collapse onto a surface or object

The old building might fall down on the roof.

fall in

collapse inward or break down

The old building began to fall in.

fall in behind

move to a position behind someone

The soldiers were ordered to fall in behind the leader.

Examples of trust fall in a sentence

She hesitated before the trust fall, unsure of her team.
Trusting a stranger with your secrets is like a trust fall.
Joining a startup can be a professional trust fall.

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French:exercice de confiance, ...
German:Vertrauensübung, Vertrauensfall, ...
Italian:esercizio di fiducia, atto di fiducia, ...
Spanish:ejercicio de confianza, prueba de confianza, ...
Portuguese:exercício de confiança, ...
Chinese:信任游戏, 信任考验, ...
Japanese:信頼の落下, 信頼の試み, ...
Arabic:سُقوط الثِقَة, اختبار الثقة, ...
Hebrew:נְפִילַת אֱמוּן, תַּרְגִּיל אֱמוּן, ...
Russian:упражнение на доверие, падение доверия, ...
Ukrainian:вправа довіри, ...
Hindi:ट्रस्ट फॉल, विश्वास की छलांग, ...
Bengali:বিশ্বাসভিত্তিক পতন অনুশীলন, বিশ্বাসের পতন, ...
Catalan:exercici de confiança, acte de confiança, ...
Czech:cvičení důvěry, zkouška důvěry, ...
Danish:tillidsøvelse hvor man falder bagover og bliver grebet af andre, tillidsfald, ...
Dutch:vertrouwensval, ...
Greek:άσκηση όπου κάποιος πέφτει προς τα πίσω εμπιστευόμενος ότι οι άλλοι θα τον πιάσουν, δοκιμασία εμπιστοσύνης, ...
Hungarian:bizalomgyakorlat, bizalmi helyzet, ...
Khmer:លំហាត់ក្រុមដែលមនុស្សម្នាក់ដួលថយក្រោយដោយទុកចិត្តឲ្យអ្នកដទៃចាប់, ស្ថានភាពដែលត្រូវទុកចិត្តលើអ្នកដទៃ ទោះគ្មានការធានាក៏ដោយ, ...
Korean:신뢰 낙하, 신뢰의 추락, ...
Persian:تمرین افتادن با اعتماد, اعتماد به دیگران, ...
Polish:ćwiczenie zaufania, ...
Portuguese (BR):exercício de confiança, teste de confiança, ...
Romanian:exercițiu de încredere, salt de încredere, ...
Swedish:förtroendeövning, förtroendefall, ...
Thai:กิจกรรมล้มตัวให้เพื่อนรับเพื่อสร้างความไว้วางใจ, การทดสอบความไว้วางใจ, ...
Turkish:güven düşüşü, ...
Vietnamese:bài tập ngã người, bài kiểm tra niềm tin, ...

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