fall up

The phrase "fall up" is often used to describe unexpected positive outcomes from setbacks and has various informal and humorous uses.

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Definition

C1Personal Development

(idiomatic)To experience long-term benefits from what initially appears to be a setback.

Example

After losing his job, he fell up and started a successful business.

B2Humor

(informal, slang)A playful expression used to describe clumsiness or an improbable event.

Example

Did you really just fall up the stairs?

C1Physics

(literal, technical)To move upward against gravity, often used in contexts like space or with lighter-than-air objects.

Example

In zero gravity, objects can fall up.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "fall up":

fall down fall due fall together tumble up fall to fall through fall in fall out fall on fall over trip up fall back fall down on fall into fall off take a tumble slip up fall foul fall to the ground fall into oneself go up falling out jump up foul up belly up fall for fall away falling together fall upon fight up send up bug up fall from grace go down kick up up and down bubble up fall behind fall apart gob up come up come down take the fall stay up fall flat on one's face crap up burst up come a cropper rise up flake out run up move up drop into climb up get up in fruit fall end up fall to pieces get up mist up fall off one's perch stuff up bob up drop down drop behind go belly-up ball up window up crumb up rise above corner up hot up drop in on the up stand up bung up look up bell up hop up flame up puddle up spring up ride up upside down what goes up must come down slip off drop back fog up fetch up go upstairs fold up stumble against get up the yard tits up come up to muss up goof up mess up one up drop off up for up a height go up in flames come undone ride up on get down pile up ups and downs knock up bowl up knife up move down rumple up fall into a trap fly off pull up a floor head up cross up