Despite months of preparation, she fell at the final hurdle during the grant review.

In certain cultures, when a leader caused a major failure, anyone who made that decision fell on one's sword to preserve honor.

The phrase 'fell on one's face' appears repeatedly in the rough draft, so the editor suggested making the subjects agree.

After his business failed, he fell on hard times and struggled to pay the bills.

The crew fitted a new felling head to the crane before starting the clear-cutting operation.

The crew inspected the new felling heads before taking them into the harvesting area.

Everything was on track until the wheels fell off the wagon during the final week of the project.

Our plan was going smoothly until the wheels fell off the bus in the final hour.

They tried to sell me a fake watch, assuming I fell off the turnip truck, but I saw through their lies.

The funding proposal fell between two stools when both committees assumed the other would handle it.