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fallen off the wagon

fallen off the wagon is the past participle of fall off the wagon.

Meaning of fall off the wagon

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.
    • Though he fell off the wagon several times, he eventually succeeded in quitting.
    Synonyms:
    relapse

Questions about fallen off the wagon

What is fallen off the wagon the past participle of?
Fallen off the wagon is the past participle of fall off the wagon.

Words near fallen off the wagon in the dictionary

  1. fallen off the back of a truck
  2. fallen off the radar
  3. fallen off the turnip truck
  4. fallen off the twig
  5. fallen off the ugly tree
  6. fallen off the wagon
  7. fallen on
  8. fallen on a grenade
  9. fallen on deaf ears
  10. fallen on hard times
  11. fallen on one's face

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