From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfall from a great heightfall from a great heightto be forced to leave an important job or position, or lose the respect that people had for you → fall
Examples from the Corpus
fall from a great height• Along this curve it is as if the plane were freely falling from a great height.• As it was, the extremely small head of some dinosaurs no doubt reduced the dangers of falling from a great height.• That particular experience left me with a recurrent dream about falling from great heights.• When they fell from grace, George Best fell from a greater height. 