What expressions are used around here for a person suddenly falling down: “He slipped on the steps and took quite a ________.”
| TUMBLE | 440 |
| FALL | 377 |
| SPILL | 321 |
| HEADER | 28 |
| BUMP | 25 |
| FLOP | 23 |
| JOLT | 14 |
| PRATFALL | 10 |
| JAR | 6 |
| SLIDE | 6 |
| DIVE | 4 |
| NR | 3 |
| SKID | 3 |
| BUMB | 2 |
| DIP | 2 |
| FLIP | 2 |
| HEIST | 2 |
| SPRAWL | 2 |
| STUMBLE | 2 |
| ASS-OVER-APPETITE | 1 |
| BAD FALL | 1 |
| BEATING | 1 |
| BELLY BUSTER | 1 |
| BLAST | 1 |
| BOUNCE | 1 |
| BUMPER | 1 |
| BUST | 1 |
| BUSTED HIS ASS | 1 |
| BUSTED HIS BUTT | 1 |
| DROP | 1 |
| DRUNK AGAIN | 1 |
| DUMP | 1 |
| END-OVER-END | 1 |
| FALL AND BUMP | 1 |
| FELL | 1 |
| FELL DOWN | 1 |
| FELL FLAT | 1 |
| FELL FLAT ON HIS FACE | 1 |
| FELL IN A HEAP | 1 |
| FELL ON HIS ASS | 1 |
| FLOPPER | 1 |
| GOOD BUMP | 1 |
| HARD KNOCK | 1 |
| HIGH DIVE | 1 |
| HIT HIS POSTERIOR | 1 |
| HITTER | 1 |
| HOIST | 1 |
| HUMP | 1 |
| KABOOM | 1 |
| KNOCK | 1 |
| LANDED ON HIS ASS | 1 |
| LANDING | 1 |
| LOADED TO THE ASS | 1 |
| PLOP | 1 |
| PLUNGE | 1 |
| PONY RIDE | 1 |
| SLIDER | 1 |
| SLIP | 1 |
| SLIP ON HIS ASS | 1 |
| SLIPPED AND FELL | 1 |
| SLIPPED DOWN | 1 |
| SLIPPED ON HIS PRAT | 1 |
| SPIN | 1 |
| STUMBLEBUM | 1 |
| STUMBLED | 1 |
| TOSS | 1 |
| TRIP | 1 |
| TURN | 1 |
| WENT HEAD OVER HEELS | 1 |
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