fall off a cliff

English

Verb

fall off a cliff (third-person singular simple present falls off a cliff, present participle falling off a cliff, simple past and past participle fell off a cliff)

1. (intransitive) To suddenly decrease in quantity; to become less popular or successful.
   • 2016 July 15, HarpingOn [username], “Re: This Pokeymans Gone thing”, in uk.games.video.misc‎^[1] (Usenet):

     It's popular now, sure, but its popularity will fall off a cliff at some point.

See also

• fall off the cliff

Further reading

• “fall off a cliff”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.