topple over

present singular third person topples over · participle present toppling over · participle past toppled over · past toppled over

1. idiomaticTo fall over (to fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position).

   Moreover, some innocently untattooed people in the yoga class – who would otherwise be totally ace at balancing – find the light of self-satisfaction that radiates off their classmates' tattoos is so blinding they topple over.

   2010 October 17, Hadley Freeman, “Tattoos: what makes one spiritual and another Katona-esque?”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms: prostrate