fall from grace

Speech parts

1. fall from grace - Noun

2. fall from grace - Verb

3. fall from grace - Phrase

Meaning

revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior

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Synonyms

deviate trespass defame transgress misbehave backslide break law be guilty go astray be bad commit a felony break bad break commandment behave badly commit a sin

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Antonyms

close shave narrow escape toe the line enforce the law be good go straight

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Hypernyms

misconduct misbehave misdemean

Examples

The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert Source: Internet

Anakin's fall from grace seemingly prevents him from fulfilling his destiny as the "chosen one". Source: Internet

At that point, we even superseded the scholastic superiority of Finland, but our standards have experienced a meteoric fall from grace ever since. Source: Internet

According to Tan, Facebook’s recent fall from grace was primarily due to its disregard for the essential elements needed to build trust. Source: Internet

Kate Forbes received many plaudits for taking on the Scottish budget with just a few hours’ notice after Derek Mackay’s astonishing fall from grace. Source: Internet

It's a wild fall from grace for a group of fighters who could have potentially usurped Frieza if they so desired. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

fall from grace

Close letter words and terms

fall foul of fall from favor fall from favour fall from power fall guy fall head over heels