break (someone's) fall

Translations
смягчить (чье-либо) падение
The mattress helped break his fall when he slipped off the bed.
Матрас помог смягчить его падение, когда он соскользнул с кровати.
Definitions
To prevent someone from hitting the ground or another surface too hard, usually by catching them or cushioning their landing, thereby reducing the impact and potential injury.
Words
break

verb
смягчить
someone

pronoun
чьё-то
s

article or possessive pronoun
принадлежность
fall

noun
падение