fall off

• “The women of this silly city of ours went wild over Battaces and his entourage, dazzled at the sight of so much gold and holding their greedy little hands out for any stray pearls or carbuncles which might happen to fall off a beard or a — say no more, Publius Rutilius!”

  The First Man in Rome

• “And sometimes it almost works: Svetlana and Ludmilla rise from the ditch, the earth and stones I scattered on them fall off their chests, the bullets fly backwards out of their bodies, their eyes open, they smile, they raise their arms, they greet me; and there is peace in Bosnia, there is no war, it is all a bad dream.”

  Jacob's Ladder

• “Maclay noted, at one of the President's dinners in 1789, that “he seemed in more good humor than I ever saw him, though he was so deaf that I believe he heard little of the conversation,” and three years later the President is reported as saying to Jefferson that he was “sensible, too, of a decay of his hearing, perhaps his other faculties might fall off and he not be sensible of it.””

  The True George Washington

• ““Did Al Rosen fall off his stationary bike and hit his noggin 10 minutes before the deal?” asked Bay Area columnist Dave Newhouse.”

  Simon & Schuster: Baseball’s Even Greater Insults

• “Give your patients and your clients the 3-Minute Survey, and you will quickly see why they resist your efforts and fall off the wagon again and again.”

  Simon & Schuster: Thin, Rich and Happy

• “Some even advance to superation, leaving pits filled with pus; many scabs fall off like bran, while others adhere closely to the skin.”

  The Cherokee Physician, or Indian Guide to Health, as Given by Richard Foreman, a Cherokee Doctor; Comprising a Brief View of Anatomy, With General Rules for Preserving Health without the Use of Medicines. The Diseases of the U. States, with Their Symptoms, Causes, and Means of Prevention, are Treated on in a Satisfactory Manner. It Also Contains a Description of a Variety of Herbs and Roots, Many of which are not Explained in Any Other Book, and their Medical Virtues have Hitherto been Unknown to the Whites; To which is Added a Short Dispensatory.

• “Willie Walker could fall off the face of the earth for all I care.”

  Simon & Schuster: Decoys, Inc.

• “Since it was most unlikely she'd fall off a horse proceeding at this slow pace, Miss Ashmore wondered why, as they conversed, he felt it necessary to press so close.”

  The English Witch

• “Perhaps at a word from Pellew the Indefatigable's helmsman allowed the ship's head to fall off from the sea a little.”

  Mr. Midshipman Easy

• “Dieting can be stressful, and this is probably one of the biggest reasons why people fall off the wagon.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Flex Diet

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