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To provide alleviation to prevent someone from slamming into the ground at full speed.

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break one's fall

Source Word

break one's fall

Verb

To provide alleviation to prevent someone from slamming into the ground at full speed.

Japanese Meaning

落下する際に、着地時の衝撃を和らげるための対策を施すこと（例：クッションやバッファーを提供すること） / 落ちる瞬間の衝撃を吸収、軽減して、安全に着地できるようにする行為

A pile of soft mats helped to break one's fall when the stunt went wrong.

柔らかいマットが、スタントが失敗したときに落下の衝撃を和らげて地面に激しくぶつかるのを防いだ。

Sense（1）

To provide alleviation to prevent someone from slamming into the ground at full speed.

A pile of leaves broke my fall when I slipped off the roof of the shed.

breaks one's fall

（ present singular third-person ）

breaking one's fall

（ participle present ）

broke one's fall

（ past ）

broken one's fall

（ participle past ）