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fall from grace
USUK
to lose your high position or people's respect, often after doing something wrong
Used as a verb ('fell from grace') or a noun ('a fall from grace'). Common in news about politicians, celebrities and companies.
In context
The footballer fell from grace after a betting scandal last year.
Her fall from grace was fast: one leaked email and she lost everything.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again