I fell out of bed and broke my arm.
•Billy fell out of bed and started to cry.
2. Fig. [for a measurement] to drop very low very fast. •The major stock averages fell out of bed today as the market suffered its second severe crash in two months.
•The temperature fell out of bed last night.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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