fall down on

fall down on (someone or something)

To literally drop onto someone or something from some height. Unfortunately, a pile of snow fell down on Susan when she opened the door. When he crawled under the Christmas tree to water it, various ornaments fell down on his head. A: "Something just fell down on my head!" B: "Yeah, a leaf. Relax."

See also: down, fall, on

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fall down on someone or something

to fall and drop onto someone or something. Bits of the ceiling paint fell down on us and into our food. The leaves fell down on the lawn.

See also: down, fall, on

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