break someone's fall
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break someone's fall — idiom
1. to stop or slow down someone who is falling, so that they are not badly hurt whe
1.idiom
Definition
to stop or slow down someone who is falling, so that they are not badly hurt when they hit the ground.
Example
The thick bushes at the bottom of the wall helped to break his fall and he escaped with only a few scratches.