fall+off
41To fall off — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …
42To fall off — Off Off ([o^]f; 115), adv. [OE. of, orig. the same word as R. of, prep., AS. of, adv. & prep. [root]194. See {Of}.] In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as: [1913 Webster] 1. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off …
43fall off the back of a lorry — (UK) If someone tries to sell you something that has fallen of the back of a lorry, they are trying to sell you stolen goods. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** Goods that have fallen off the back of a lorry are stolen goods. Judging… …
44fall off the wagon — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {alcoholism and drug culture} To return to the consumption of an addictive, such as alcohol or drugs, after a period of abstinence. * /Poor Joe has fallen off the wagon again he is completely incoherent today./ …
45fall off the wagon — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {alcoholism and drug culture} To return to the consumption of an addictive, such as alcohol or drugs, after a period of abstinence. * /Poor Joe has fallen off the wagon again he is completely incoherent today./ …
46fall off a truck — verb Of an item of merchandise, to come into a persons possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally. He said he bought it at the markets but I think it fell off a truck. Syn: FOT …
47fall off the turnip truck — verb To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person. Doesnt it strike you as funny that this city, which prides itself on its erudition and sophistication, can oftimes get suckered like a bumpkin who just fell off… …
48fall off the wagon — verb To cease or fail at a regimen of self improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction. Though he fell off the wagon several times, he eventually succeeded in quitting …
49fall\ off\ the\ wagon — v. phr. slang alcoholism and drug culture To return to the consumption of an addictive, such as alcohol or drugs, after a period of abstinence. Poor Joe has fallen off the wagon again he is completely incoherent today …
50fall off the turnip truck — (USA) If someone has just fallen off the turnip truck, they are uninformed, naive and gullible. (Often used in the negative) (Dorking School Dictionary) …
