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a fall from grace fall from grace - to do something bad which makes people in authority stop liking you or admiring you. He used to be one of the president's closest advisers before his fall from grace. fall from grace to do something bad which makes people in authority stop liking you or admiring you. When a celebrity falls from grace, they can find it very difficult to get work in television. fall from grace to lose your reputation or rank. After 12 years in power, the party has fallen from grace with voters. Usage notes: often used as a noun phrase: Etymology: based on the literal meaning of fall from grace (= to lose the approval and protection of God), which happened to Adam and Eve in the Bible |
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Even shady preacher Jim Bakker could be spotted whooping it up at any number of the town's gay bars before his fall from grace in 1987 (while Tammy could be seen shopping for false eyelashes all around town). It's a perspective that has resulted in wild, drunken shows, a perennial headlining slot on rock's dead pool, and the all-time classic albums ``Rum, Sodomy and the Lash'' and ``If I Should Fall From Grace With God. SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA (SA): "The SA crop suffered the biggest fall from grace. |
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