pratfallnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpræt.fɔːl/us/ˈpræt.fɑːl/mainly US a fall in which a person lands on their bottom, especially for a humorous effect in a play, film, etc.
an embarrassing defeat or failure:
Most of us get over the pratfalls of childhood.
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Falling and dropping
- ass
- ass over teakettle idiom
- collapse
- collapse/fall in a heap idiom
- cropper
- crumple
- drop
- drop like flies idiom
- drop sb/sth off
- fly
- hit the deck idiom
- let go idiom
- nosedive
- overbalance
- parachutist
- plunge
- put sth/sb down
- relinquish
- shower
- thump
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