"fall around" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-fall around.ogg Forms: falls around [present, singular, third-person], falling around [participle, present], fell around [past], fallen around [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> around}} fall around (third-person singular simple present falls around, present participle falling around, simple past fell around, past participle fallen around)
  1. (idiomatic) To fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: flail about

Inflected forms

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        "(idiomatic) To fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence."
      ],
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