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fall in a heap

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fall in a heap (Australian, informal)

to lose control of your feelings and start to cry. The case collapsed when the main witness fell in a heap and was escorted from the court.

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fall for
fall for hook, line and sinker
fall foul of
fall from grace
fall guy
fall head over heels

fall in a heap
fall in love
fall in/into line
fall into clutches
fall into hands
fall into lap
fall into line
fall into place

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