Fall out

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Meaning 1 of 3
Definition

To drop from a place or container

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Her phone fell out of her pocket while running.
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Common collocations
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fall out of your pocket

fall out of your bag

fall out of your wallet

fall out of the box

fall out of your hand

fall out of bed

Separable usage
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The keys fell out of his bag. ✅ (Correct)

The keys fell his bag out. ❌ (Incorrect)

Meaning 1 of 3
Definition

To have a quarrel or disagreement

Example sentence
They fell out over money and stopped talking.
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we had a falling out

they had a falling out

fall out with a coworker

fall out with your brother

fall out with your neighbor

fall out over money

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Sarah fell out with her best friend over money. ✅ (Correct)

Sarah fell her best friend out with over money. ❌ (Incorrect)