Idiom: Fall Seven Times, Stand Up EightCheck definitions of...fallsevenstandupeightMeanings Calque of Japanese 七転び八起き (nana korobi ya oki). One must not give up one's efforts, even those that are in vain.A-Z Proximitiesfall on one's facefall on one's swordfall on someone's neckfall outfall over fall seven times, stand up eight falling outfall shortfall throughfall through the cracksfall victimSimilar Idiomsfall seven times, stand up eightbehind the eight-balldance of the seven veilsfour score and seven years agoat the best of timesat timesbehind the timesfor old times' sakeget with the timesnine times out of tenpiping timessign of the timesbottom fall outfall apartfall aroundfall asleepfall at the last hurdlefall behindfall between the cracksfall between two stoolsSimilar Phrasesa hundred timesa million timesat timesfour timeshard timesmodern timessix timesthousand timestimes signnine timesold timespast timespresent timesroman timesthree timestimes squaretwo timeseight ballfigure eightfigure of eight