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    fall from grace

    verb

    • 1. lose favour or a position of power or honour: "he had two Oscar nominations, before falling from grace"
    • 2. (in Christian belief) descend from a state of divine favour into sin: "Adam and Eve fell from grace when they ate the forbidden fruit"

    noun

    • 1. a loss of favour or a position of power or honour: "the artist's fall from grace"
    • 2. (in Christian belief) a descent from a state of divine favour into sin: "Adam and Eve's fall from grace"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFALL FROM GRACE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a situation in which you do something that makes people in authority stop liking you or admiring you: The finance minister's fall from grace gave his enemies great satisfaction. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Humiliating and degrading. abasement. be under a cloud idiom. bring/take someone down a peg (or two) idiom.

  3. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › fall+from+graceFall from grace - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    fall from grace. COMMON Someone's fall from grace is their sudden loss of power, fame or influence as a result of a big mistake that they have made or something bad that they have done. The cause of Ms Smith's fall from grace was the same as Ms Clark's: she had once hired an illegal immigrant to look after her son.

  4. crossidiomas.com › fall-from-graceUnderstanding "fall from grace" Idiom: Meaning, Origins & Usage...

    The idiom “fall from grace” is a commonly used expression in English that refers to a person’s sudden loss of respect, status, or popularity. This phrase has its roots in religious and biblical contexts, where it was used to describe the downfall of angels who were cast out of heaven due to their disobedience.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'fall from grace' - Collins Online Dictionary

    FALL FROM GRACE definition: to have made a mistake or done something wrong or immoral , and as a result, to have lost... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fall from graceFall from grace Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : to descend freely by the force of gravity. An apple fell from the tree. b. : to hang freely. her hair falls over her shoulders. c. : to drop oneself to a lower position. fell to his knees. d. : to come or go as if by falling. darkness falls early in the winter. 2. : to become born usually used of lambs. 3. a.

  7. www.theidioms.com › fall-from-gracefall from grace meaning, origin, example, sentence, history - The...

    to lose status, respect or prestige. a loss of support or a rank of authority or honour. used to describe the transition of the first man and woman from a state of innocent obedience to God to a state of guilty disobedience. backsliding; fall from favour; lapse; original sin. Example Sentences.

  8. grammarist.com › idiom › fall-from-graceFall From Grace – Idiom, Meaning & Origin - GRAMMARIST

    Fall from grace: Used to describe a specific event or circumstance that led to someone’s loss of reputation. “The trusted politician’s fall from grace was televised around the world after he was caught cheating.” Fallen from grace: Basically, the same intent and meaning, but is used as a past tense form of it.