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- break one's fall
break one's fall
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]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Eugen | | OI-gen (German) | German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian |
| Christina | | [kris'ti:nə] | |
| Helios | | HEE-lee-os (English) | Greek Mythology |
| Jasmine | | JAZ-min (English), zhas-MEEN (French) | English, French |
| Aynur | | - | Turkish, Azerbaijani, Uyghur |
| Stavros | | - | Greek |