topple over
Related to topple over: rub off, let up, turn out to be
topple over
1. To lean or totter and fall over; to collapse. The strong winds caused a number of buildings in the city to topple over. Someone knocked into the old lady and she toppled over on the sidewalk.
2. To push or knock someone or something over from an upright position. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "topple" and "over." He ran right into a group of people and toppled them over. Please don't topple over my Lego castle! I spent all morning building it.
3. To fail or collapse. The company eventually toppled over under the weight of its staggering debt.
4. To defeat or ruin someone or some group. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "topple" and "over." The underdog team came from behind in the fourth quarter to topple over the returning champions. The tech company quickly toppled its competition over with its incredibly popular line of smartphones.
See also: over, topple
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
topple over
[for something very tall] to fall over. I was afraid that Jimmy's stack of blocks would topple over. The stack of books toppled over and ended up as a jumbled mess on the floor.
See also: over, topple
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- topple
- topple down
- fall (up)on (someone or something)
- fall on
- benefit of the doubt, to give/have the
- a lean patch
- stand against
- stand against (someone or something)
- knock (one) sideways
- knock somebody sideways