fall off a cliff in English

Forms: falls off a cliff [present, singular, third-person], falling off a cliff [participle, present], fell off a cliff [participle, past], fell off a cliff [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell> off a cliff}} fall off a cliff (third-person singular simple present falls off a cliff, present participle falling off a cliff, simple past and past participle fell off a cliff)

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        "To suddenly decrease in quantity; to become less popular or successful."
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        "(intransitive) To suddenly decrease in quantity; to become less popular or successful."
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      "form": "falls off a cliff",
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    {
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"fall off a cliff" meaning in English

Verb