fall limp
Frequency: 6.02.3 per million words
To suddenly become limp.
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Examples (10)
- The tired child would often fall limp in her mother's arms.
- After the shock, his body seemed to fall limp.
- Her legs began to fall limp beneath her.
- The puppet's strings snapped, and it seemed to fall limp.
- He felt his resolve fall limp as the bad news arrived.
- The injured bird's wing began to fall limp.
- The boxer's body would fall limp after a heavy blow.
- As the anesthesia took effect, her limbs started to fall limp.
- The flower petals would fall limp in the intense heat.
- Seeing the danger, she allowed herself to fall limp to avoid injury.