Unit 59 Flashcards
fall from grace
lose the trust or respect that people have for you, especially by doing something bad or morally wrong
fall into the wrong hands
the wrong people obtain and control sth
fall through the roof
drop to a very low level
fall foul of
get into trouble with a person or an organization because of doing something wrong or illegal
fall into/avoid the trap of doing sth
do/avoid doing something that is a mistake but that seems at first to be a good idea
be falling/coming apart at the seams
be going very badly wrong and likely to stop functioning completely
something drops/falls into somebody’s lap
somebody has the opportunity to do something pleasant without having made any effort
fall for sb hook, line and sinker
fall madly in love with
fall into line
behave or make somebody/something behave in the same way as other people or how they should behave
Pride comes/goes before a fall
if you have too high an opinion of yourself or your abilities, something will happen to make you look stupid
The bigger they are/come, the harder they fall
the more power or success someone has, the
harder it will be for them to lose it
