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falling off the twig

falling off the twig is the present participle and gerund of fall off the twig.

Meaning of fall off the twig

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

Questions about falling off the twig

What is falling off the twig the present participle and gerund of?
Falling off the twig is the present participle and gerund of fall off the twig.

Words near falling off the twig in the dictionary

  1. falling off the back of a lorry
  2. falling off the back of a truck
  3. falling off the bone
  4. falling off the radar
  5. falling off the turnip truck
  6. falling off the twig
  7. falling off the ugly tree
  8. falling off the wagon
  9. falling on
  10. falling on a grenade
  11. falling on deaf ears

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