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упасть как подкошенныйstresses
gen. collapse as if poleaxed (Anglophile); drop as if one had been shot; go down like a tree (I smashed the sap across the back of his skull. The guy went down on the gravel like a tree. (с) 4uzhoj); drop where one stand (with a piteous cry, he dropped where he stood – он жалобно вскрикнул и упал как подкошенный Рина Грант)
fig.of.sp. drop on the spot (Leonid Dzhepko); fall to the ground as though mown down (Leonid Dzhepko)