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"drop off", "fall off" and "fall down"
"drop off", "fall off" and "fall down"
Any differences and examples for these three terms?
Mar 29, 2012 6:45 AM
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Drop off is someplace were you can leave things ... I distributed 10 questionnaires to 2 different drop-offs (It could also mean a downward slope)
a fall off in sales
to fall down on a job
Fall down: Fail in meeting expectation ... He fell down on his job
Fall off: A decrease: Stock prices have fallen off
March 29, 2012
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Yes, there are some differences.
I dropped off my clothes at the dry cleaners today I drop them off every week and pick them up when they are ready.
Be careful, or you may fall off the chair
The floor is wet so be careful that you don't slip and fall down
March 29, 2012
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Because phrasal verbs can have very different meanings depending on the context, I'll assume you mean an object/person moving downwards from a height.
"drop off" = the focus is on the beginning of the fall. You'll normally tell us where from: drop off a table, drop off a cliff, drop off the edge...
"fall off" = very similar to drop off, except this suggests an accident.
"fall down" = the focus is on the end of the fall, ie. the ground. The object/person was not caught or stopped during the fall. Normally the fall begins from a natural standing position (eg. of a person, or a building) and not from a higher place.
March 29, 2012
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