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fell off the twig

fell off the twig is the simple past 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 fell off the twig

What is fell off the twig the simple past of?
Fell off the twig is the simple past of fall off the twig.

Words near fell off the twig in the dictionary

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

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