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fall off

to decline or diminish. Business falls off during the summer months. My interest in school fell off when I became twenty.

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fall off (of something)

to drop off something. (of is usually retained before pronouns.) A button fell off my shirt. I fell off the log. The twigs fell off of him as he stood up.

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fall off

to become less Sales of handguns fell off sharply after the gun control law went into effect.

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fall off

v.

1. To drop or descend from the top of something: I fell off the ladder and bruised my knee.

2. To become less; decrease: Stock prices fell off markedly, resulting in a loss for thousands of accounts. The number of staff meetings fell off after a few months as our initial enthusiasm waned. I started a new diet and the pounds fell off.

3. To lose weight. Used of livestock: Toward the end of the dry season, the cattle fall off rapidly.

4. Nautical To change course to leeward: We have a lot of pressure on the sail; let's fall off a little.

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