fall out of bed
1. Literally, to tumble out of one's bed. I can't believe I woke up on the floor—I must have fallen out of bed last night. When I heard a thud followed by crying, I knew my daughter had fallen out of bed. Are you OK? Did you just fall out of bed?
2. By extension, to drop quickly and significantly. Yikes, the stock market really fell out of bed this morning—look at how low those numbers are. Enjoy this warm weather while we have it—the temperature is supposed to fall out of bed overnight. Want to explain to me why the amount in our checking account has suddenly fallen out of bed?
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fall out of bed
1. Lit. to roll out of one's bed onto the floor. I fell out of bed and broke my arm. Billy fell out of bed and started to cry.
2. Fig. [for a measurement] to drop very low very fast. The major stock averages fell out of bed today as the market suffered its second severe crash in two months. The temperature fell out of bed last night.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
fall out of bed
AMERICAN, INFORMALIf the level or value of something falls out of bed, it becomes lower very quickly. The stock market fell out of bed yesterday.
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fall out of bed
suffer financial or commercial collapse. North American informal euphemisticFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
fall out of bed
in. to fall far down, as with the drop in some measurement. The temperature really fell out of bed last night! It was twenty-three below!
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