fall around

verb

To fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.

“falling around the place”

Meanings

verbfall around (third-person singular simple present falls around, present participle falling around, simple past fell around, past participle fallen around)

present singular third person falls around · participle present falling around · past fell around · participle past fallen around

  1. idiomaticTo fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.

    falling around the place

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fall around,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20around.

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