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nearly fall off one's chair

nearly fall off one's chair is the alternative form of fall off one's chair.

Meaning of fall off one's chair

Verb

fall off one's chair (third-person singular simple present falls off one's chair, present participle falling off one's chair, simple past fell off one's chair, past participle fallen off one's chair)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To experience a strong reaction of surprise, shock or disbelief.

Forms of nearly fall off one's chair

third-person singular presentnearly falls off one's chair
present participlenearly falling off one's chair
pastnearly fell off one's chair
past participlenearly fallen off one's chair

Questions about nearly fall off one's chair

What is nearly fall off one's chair the alternative form of?
Nearly fall off one's chair is the alternative form of fall off one's chair.

Words near nearly fall off one's chair in the dictionary

  1. nearline
  2. nearliness
  3. nearling
  4. nearlings
  5. nearly
  6. nearly fall off one's chair
  7. nearly fallen off one's chair
  8. nearly falling off one's chair
  9. nearly falls off one's chair
  10. nearly fell off one's chair
  11. nearly man

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