| 单词 | to fall off the cliff |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fall off the cliff Chiefly Finance. to fall off the cliff and variants: to experience a severe decline; to drop or lessen precipitously. Cf. fiscal cliff n. ΚΠ 1977 Christian Sci. Monitor 4 Feb. 1/3 Unless Americans buckle down to real energy conservation..the U.S. could ‘fall off the cliff’ with an overall energy shortage. 1989 E. Innes & L. Southwick-Trask Financial Post turning it Around 200 Never before in Canadian corporate or financial life had so many companies gone off the cliff at the same time, including the Depression. 1996 Civilization Mar. 39/1 Support for the Democrats fell off a cliff, careening 20 points downwards to just 37 percent. 1998 Daily Tel. 23 Sept. 33/1 The chart here shows how ICI shares have plunged off the cliff. 2014 D. Kass Doug Kass on Market 432 Despite a widespread belief that housing activity will fall off the cliff, the rise in home prices..continues apace. < as lemmas |
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