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Verb: fall from grace
  1. Revert back to bad behaviour after a period of good behaviour
    "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert"

Derived forms: fallen from grace, falls from grace, fell from grace, falling from grace

Type of: misbehave, misconduct, misdemean

Encyclopedia: Fall from grace

Nearest

fall away
fall back
fall behind
fall by the wayside
fall cankerworm
fall dandelion
fall down
fall equinox
fall flat
fall for
fall from grace
fall guy
fall in
fall in line
fall in love
fall into
fall into place
Fall of man
Fall of Man
fall off
fall open