fall out
Third Person
falls out
Present Participle
falling out
Past Tense
fell out
Past Participle
fallen out
1
to no longer be friends with someone as a result of an argument
- After a heated debate, the friends fell out and stopped speaking to each other.
- Misunderstandings over a project led the colleagues to fall out and work separately.
- The siblings tended to fall out occasionally, but they always reconciled in the end.
- Political differences caused the neighbors to fall out, leading to a strained relationship.
- Despite their longstanding friendship, a series of disagreements caused them to fall out and go their separate ways.
2
to detach from a surface or object
- As she danced, her hairpin fell out, and her hair cascaded down in loose waves.
- The old book was so fragile that pages started to fall out every time it was opened.
- Over time, the adhesive weakened, causing some tiles to fall out from the bathroom wall.
- The overloaded fruit basket tipped over, and apples and oranges started to fall out.
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to take place
- The predicted changes in weather patterns are expected to fall out over the weekend.
- If all goes as planned, the project milestones will fall out according to the proposed timeline.
- We'll have to wait and see how the events fall out before making any definitive plans.
- The decision to restructure the company will have significant consequences, and we are yet to see how it will fall out in terms of employee morale.
- The annual conference will fall out next month, featuring renowned speakers from various industries.
4
to come as a logical consequence of something
- If the initial steps are not executed properly, problems are likely to fall out during the later stages of the project.
- The policy changes were expected to fall out as a natural progression of the evolving organizational structure.
- If the market conditions remain favorable, increased investment and growth should fall out naturally.
- The careful planning of the event ensured that the various components would fall out seamlessly.
- As the team addressed the root causes of the issue, a resolution began to fall out logically.
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