break someone's fall

成語所屬單字fall

break someone's fall — 慣用語

1. to stop or slow down someone who is falling, so that they are not badly hurt whe

1.慣用語
釋義

緩衝跌落的力量

to stop or slow down someone who is falling, so that they are not badly hurt when they hit the ground.

例句

The thick bushes at the bottom of the wall helped to break his fall and he escaped with only a few scratches.