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fall off the wagon

To cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.
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Though he fell off the wagon several times, he eventually succeeded in quitting.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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πέσει από το βαγόνι

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