fall off one's perch

verb

To die.

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Meanings

verbfall off one's perch (third-person singular simple present falls off one's perch, present participle falling off one's perch, simple past fell off one's perch, past participle fallen off one's perch)

present singular third person falls off one's perch · participle present falling off one's perch · past fell off one's perch · participle past fallen off one's perch

  1. idiomaticslangTo die.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall off, perch.
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APA

fall off one's perch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20off%20one's%20perch

MLA

“fall off one's perch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20off%20one's%20perch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fall off one's perch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20off%20one's%20perch.

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