bit fall off

Frequency: 5.13.4 per million words

for a piece or part to become detached from a larger object

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Examples (10)

  • I'm worried because little bits keep falling off my car.
  • A small bit of plaster just fell off the ceiling.
  • Be careful with that old toy; a bit of plastic might fall off.
  • Every time I move the wardrobe, another bit of wood falls off.
  • The book is so old that bits of the cover fall off when you touch it.
  • A large bit of paint has fallen off the wall.
  • The mechanic found a metal bit that had fallen off the engine.
  • As the gingerbread house dried, sugary bits started to fall off.
  • If you shake the rusty gate, more bits will fall off.
  • Look! Another bit is falling off that crumbling statue.