break one's fall

Interrupt a tumble or descent, as in It's a long way down over this cliff, with nothing to break your fall. [Mid-1800s]

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Miles	['mailz]
Vittorino	-	Italian
Elton	['eltən]
Hadia	-	Arabic
Hartwin	HAHRT-veen (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Roch	RAWKH (Polish)	French, Polish