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l in an amount, rate, level, standard etc: ‘Sharp falls in house prices have renewed the interest
of the first-time buyer.’
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fall down
1
She looked at me with tears falling down from her eyes.
She looked at me with tears falling from her eyes.
We sat there watching the leaves falling down from the trees.
We sat there watching the leaves falling from the trees.
To refer to the natural downward movement of rain, snow, tears, leaves etc, use
fall
(WITHOUT
down
): ‘The rain began to fall more heavily.’
2
One of the horses suddenly stopped and the rider fell down.
One of the horses suddenly stopped and the rider fell off.
fall off
a chair, ladder, bicycle, horse, etc: ‘One minute she was sitting on the edge of the chair and
the next minute she’d fallen off.’ ‘If you fall off the ladder, try not to spill the paint.’
familiarize
I would like to familiarize with the latest teaching methods.
I would like to familiarize myself with the latest teaching methods.
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