break one's fall

verb

To provide alleviation to prevent someone from slamming into the ground at full speed; to prevent someone from hitting the ground too hard at the end of a fall.

“A pile of leaves broke my fall when I slipped off the roof of the shed.”

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Meanings

verbbreak one's fall (third-person singular simple present breaks one's fall, present participle breaking one's fall, simple past broke one's fall, past participle broken one's fall)

present singular third person breaks one's fall · participle present breaking one's fall · past broke one's fall · participle past broken one's fall

  1. To provide alleviation to prevent someone from slamming into the ground at full speed; to prevent someone from hitting the ground too hard at the end of a fall.

    A pile of leaves broke my fall when I slipped off the roof of the shed.

Translations

Polish złagodzić/zamortyzować upadek
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