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tumbling down

English translation: falling down (fall down)

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English term or phrase:tumbling down
Selected answer:falling down (fall down)
Entered by: Hakki Ucar

10:30 Nov 19, 2010
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: tumbling down
A flock of sheep charged a woman and pushed over a cliff to her death. I saw the sheep surround the bike and ,the next thing she was tumbling down the incline, a witness told the reporter.
Hakki Ucar
Türkiye
Local time: 23:03
falling down (fall down)
Explanation:
This is another way to say "fall down", but the idea is that while she is falling, she is turning and her body is doing somersaults and flips (like acrobats do), like when someone has an accident on a mountain or very steep hill. The idea is that someone is falling fast, instead of just falling.

A good example is when a skier has an accident. They usually tumble (go in circular type movements) instead of just straight down.
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Kimberlee Thorne
United States
Local time: 14:03
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falling down (fall down)


Explanation:
This is another way to say "fall down", but the idea is that while she is falling, she is turning and her body is doing somersaults and flips (like acrobats do), like when someone has an accident on a mountain or very steep hill. The idea is that someone is falling fast, instead of just falling.

A good example is when a skier has an accident. They usually tumble (go in circular type movements) instead of just straight down.

Example sentence(s):
  • "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"

    Reference: http://www.glossary.com/dictionary.php?q=Rampart
Kimberlee Thorne
United States
Local time: 14:03
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Arabic & More: Here is a picture to illustrate: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Jac...
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agree  Maria Fokin
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agree  Thayenga
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agree  Joyce A: I like Amel's illustration. :-)
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