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fall off one's perch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
fal-l of-f one's perch
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To die.

Slang

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall off, perch.

Usage

Inflected Forms

falls off one's perch (present, singular) falling off one's perch (participle, present) fell off one's perch (past) fallen off one's perch (participle, past)

Questions

What does fall off one's perch mean?
To die.

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