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fall off the twig

fall off the twig verb: synonym of die.

Verb

fall off the twig (third-person singular simple present falls off the twig, present participle falling off the twig, simple past fell off the twig, past participle fallen off the twig)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) Synonym of die.
    • Who says justice is dead? George Burton fell off the twig while being interviewed about his book.2000 February 5, Douglas Watkinson et al., “Beyond the Grave”, in Midsomer Murders
    Synonyms:
    die

Synonyms of fall off the twig

Forms of fall off the twig

third-person singular presentfalls off the twig
present participlefalling off the twig
pastfell off the twig
past participlefallen off the twig

Origin of fall off the twig

Compare hop the twig (“to run away, to pass on”), originally in reference to a bird avoiding hunters by leaping to another branch.

Questions about fall off the twig

What does fall off the twig mean?
Fall off the twig means synonym of die.
What part of speech is fall off the twig?
Fall off the twig is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall off the twig?
The past tense of fall off the twig is fell off the twig.

Words near fall off the twig in the dictionary

  1. fall off the back of a lorry
  2. fall off the back of a truck
  3. fall off the cliff
  4. fall off the radar
  5. fall off the turnip truck
  6. fall off the twig
  7. fall off the ugly tree
  8. fall off the wagon
  9. fall offs
  10. fall on
  11. fall on a grenade

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