Falls
Falls noun - A steep descent of the water of a river.
Pulls
Both words in one sentence
- The Tramp (Chaplin) comes down the steps and valiantly intervenes to prevent the man's determined suicide, but the loop in the rope falls around his neck and pulls him into the river instead.
Source: Rescue Reversal -
The Tramp comes down the steps and valiantly intervenes to prevent the man's determined suicide, but the loop in the rope falls around his neck and pulls him into the river instead.
Source: Film / City Lights - GDI Director Redmond Boyle in Tiberium Wars eventually falls into this trope and he is played by Billy Dee Williams who pulls it off magnificently.
Source: Smug Snake / Video Games
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