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break fall

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break someone's fall

to cushion a falling person; to lessen the impact of a falling person. When the little boy fell out of the window, the bushes broke his fall. The old lady slipped on the ice, but a snowbank broke her fall.

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break your fall

also break the fall

to stop you from going down He reached out, trying to break his fall, and ended up breaking his arm.

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