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to fall out
[phrase form: fall]
01
to no longer be friends with someone as a result of an argument
Intransitive
Example
After a heated debate, the friends fell out and stopped speaking to each other.
Misunderstandings over a project led the colleagues to fall out and work separately.
02
to detach from a surface or object
Intransitive
Example
As she danced, her hairpin fell out, and her hair cascaded down in loose waves.
The old book was so fragile that pages started to fall out every time it was opened.
03
to take place
Intransitive: to fall out point in time | to fall out in a specific manner
Example
The predicted changes in weather patterns are expected to fall out over the weekend.
If all goes as planned, the project milestones will fall out according to the proposed timeline.
04
to come as a logical consequence of something
Intransitive
Example
If the initial steps are not executed properly, problems are likely to fall out during the later stages of the project.
The policy changes were expected to fall out as a natural progression of the evolving organizational structure.
