Fall from grace
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The loss of one's social position, prestige, status, power, etc.
"But the row highlighted the fall from grace of the ethnically diverse women Sarkozy once promoted but later cast aside, who are now rebelling. The former young sports minister, Rama Yade, outspoken and hugely popular, has not only quit the government: she has left Sarkozy's party."
Verb
- 1 To lose God's favour through sins or wrongdoings.
- 2 revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior wordnet
- 3 To fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power. figuratively, idiomatic
"His father fell from grace with the emperor."
Example
More examples"But the row highlighted the fall from grace of the ethnically diverse women Sarkozy once promoted but later cast aside, who are now rebelling. The former young sports minister, Rama Yade, outspoken and hugely popular, has not only quit the government: she has left Sarkozy's party."