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The wall came down and the roof fell in Fri Oct 08, 2004 20:56 pm  The wall came down and the roof fell in		  
Hi everybody! I am terribly sorry. I think you will take it properly.
I don't understand it completely
This wall came down and the wall fell in .
What the difference?
Torsten and Alan thank you in advance
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Fall in vs come down Fri Oct 08, 2004 21:42 pm  Fall in vs come down		  
Hi Terminator,

Both are phrasal verbs meaning 'to collapse'. The expression 'the wall came down' became very popular when the Berlin Wall was removed in 1989. When something 'falls in' it collapses into something else, so for example you can say 'the roof fell in'. Let me know if this makes sense to.
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Fall in vs come down Fri Oct 08, 2004 21:49 pm  Fall in vs come down		  
Torsten! You explained perfectly.
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