fallen from grace

fallen from grace
v. fell out of favor, lost favor

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • fall from grace — {v. phr.} To go back to a bad way of behaving; do something bad again. * /The boys behaved well during dinner until they fell from grace by eating their dessert with their fingers instead of their forks./ * /The boy fell from grace when he lied./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fall from grace — {v. phr.} To go back to a bad way of behaving; do something bad again. * /The boys behaved well during dinner until they fell from grace by eating their dessert with their fingers instead of their forks./ * /The boy fell from grace when he lied./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Fall from grace — To fall from grace is an idiom referring to a loss of status, respect, or prestige. It may also refer to:* The biblical fall from grace, from which the idiom originated;Literature * Fall from Grace , a novel by Andrew M. Greeley * The fall from… …   Wikipedia

  • fall from grace —    To say that someone has fallen from grace means that they have done something wrong, immoral or unacceptable, and as a result have lost their good reputation.     The Finance Minister fell from grace as a result of a sex scandal …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • fall from grace — Meaning To fall from position of high esteem. Origin From the Bible, Galatians 5:4. Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • Falling from Grace — refers to an angel being banished from heaven, becoming a fallen angel. It can also refer to:* Falling from Grace (film), a 1992 film * Falling from Grace (album), an album by The Gentle Waves …   Wikipedia

  • To fall from grace — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fallen — Synonyms and related words: Adamic, Circean, abated, ablated, all up with, animal, animalistic, apostate, asleep, asleep in Jesus, at rest, atheistic, attenuated, ausgespielt, backsliding, bankrupt, bated, beastlike, beastly, beat, beaten,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • fallen — fall·en || fɔːlÉ™n adj. dropped; flattened, leveled; deceased, dead (especially in war); abandoned; conquered; fallen from grace fɔːl n. tumble; descent; decrease; collapse; autumn; waterfall; being seduced; slope; (during an attack) landing …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Fallen (Evanescence album) — Fallen Studio album by Evanescence Released March 4, 2003 …   Wikipedia

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