fall off the twig en · VERB
Etymology
Compare hop the twig (“to run away, to pass on”), originally in reference to a bird avoiding hunters by leaping to another branch.
Meanings
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(UK, idiomatic) Synonym of die.
Who says justice is dead? George Burton fell off the twig while being interviewed about his book.
2000 February 5, Douglas Watkinson et al., “Beyond the Grave”, in Midsomer Murders:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fell off the twig | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| falling off the twig | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fallen off the twig | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| falls off the twig | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |