nearly fall off one's chair

A form of fall off one's chair — To experience a strong reaction of surprise, shock or disbelief.

Meanings

verbnearly fall off one's chair (third-person singular simple present nearly falls off one's chair, present participle nearly falling off one's chair, simple past nearly fell off one's chair, past participle nearly fallen off one's chair)

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

  1. alternativeAlternative form of fall off one's chair.
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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