Break (one's) fall American phrase
We can use the term to describe literal or figurative meanings.
The expression is used to describe that someone or something prevents someone else form falling on the ground, which reduces their suffering.
When his company went bankrupt, his best friend broke his fall.
When his son nearly fell down the stairs, he broke his son's fall.
His wife stumbled on a stone, but luckily, he broke her fall.
The verb "break" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The source said that it appeared in the mid-1800s.
People tend to like forbidden or illegal things just because they are forbidden or illegal.
He must have believed that stolen fruit is the sweetest, and he, therefore, cheated on his partner.