Lexic.us

Definition of Fall out

1. Verb. Have a breach in relations. "We fell out over a trivial question"

2. Verb. Come as a logical consequence; follow logically. "The theorem falls out nicely"

3. Verb. Come off. "His hair and teeth fell out"

4. Verb. Leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation. "The soldiers fell out"

5. Verb. Come to pass. "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

Definition of Fall out

1. Verb. (literally) To come out of something by falling. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) To cease to be on friendly terms. ¹

3. Verb. (military) (intransitive) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fall Out

fall into place fall line fall of wicket fall off fall off a truck fall off the back of a lorry fall off the back of a truck fall off the turnip truck fall off the wagon fall on

fall on deaf ears fall on one's face fall on one's feet fall on one's sword fall open fall out fall over fall over backwards fall over one's feet fall over oneself

fall pregnant fall prey fall short fall short of fall streaks fall through fall through the cracks fall to pieces fall together fall under

Literary usage of Fall out

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"Hear me, you wrangling pirates, that fall out In sharing that which you have vill'd fr oni me. Kich. ..."

2. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"... puffed-up- ness, that brings shame and covers them with shame; which they possess that are in the fall, out of Christ, the second Adam, that never fell. ..."

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