Break My Fall In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Break My Fall", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-04-03 04:04

Meaning of Break My Fall (redirected from break (one's) fall )

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.

Grammar and Usage of Break (one's) fall

Verb Forms

  • broke one's fall
  • breaks one's fall
  • breaking one's fall
  • broken one's fall

The verb "break" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Break (one's) fall

The source said that it appeared in the mid-1800s.

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