Fall
Fall verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Usage example: word soon got out that the movie was no good, and box-office receipts fell like a rock
Wax
Wax verb - To coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction.
Both words in one sentence
- Eventually, the sun melted the wax off his wings and they disintegrated, causing Icarus to fall to his death.
Source: Icarus Allusion -
After said friends were completely encased in wax, there was a shot of a pissed off Luffy unable to do anything but angrily grit out "this is some good tea" repeatedly, attempting to not fall fully under control.
Source: Fighting from the Inside -
In House of Wax (2005), a bunch of teenagers (including Paris Hilton) driving on their way to a holiday (or some such) wind up in a seemingly deserted town in the middle of a forest, and fall prey to a pair of serial killers who turn all who come there into wax statues.
Source: Don't Go in the Woods
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