The top half broke off, came off, fell off, came tumbling down, or? [closed]
Solution 1:
It slides-off. If candle is swiftly cut like a butter, then top half of the candle will slide-off after a delicate touch.
From thefreedictionary:
To slip along the surface of something and fall off.
All of the toppings slid off my ice cream sundae before I could take a single bite!
Be careful, or that stack of books will slide right off the table.