idiom · informal
fall out (with)
UK/fɔːl aʊt (wɪð)/US/fɔl aʊt (wɪð)/FALL·out (with)
to have an argument and stop being friendly with someone
Examples
“They fell out over money and haven't spoken since.”
“I fell out with my brother but we made up last week.”
“Do you remember why they fell out with each other?”
Band 8 sentence
“They fell out over a business decision and, despite attempts to reconcile, remained distant for months.”
Collocations
- fall out with someone
- fell out over something
Word family
Common mistakes
We fell out each other.→We fell out with each other.
They fell out because they disagreed each other.→They fell out because they disagreed with each other.
Say it for a higher band
5argue→6have an argument with→7+fall out with
Synonyms
have an argument with
Easily confused
break up
“They decided to break up after three years of dating.”
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