vom Fleisch fallen

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vom Fleisch fallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present fällt vom Fleisch, past tense fiel vom Fleisch, past participle vom Fleisch gefallen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to become skin and bones
    • 2011, Der Spiegel, number 52/2011, page 53:
      Burkhard Seth schmiert ihm so oft wie möglich Stullen für den Tag, damit ihm der Junge nicht vom Fleisch fällt, wie er sagt.
      Burkhard Seth butters him sandwiches for the day as often as possible, such that the boy doesn't become skin and bones, as he says.

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