fall to

British  

verb

1. (adverb) to begin some activity, as eating, working, or fighting

2. (preposition) to devolve on (a person)

   the task fell to me

3. (of a plan, theory, etc) to be rendered invalid, esp because of lack of necessary information

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fall to Idioms  

1. Energetically begin an activity, set to work, as in As soon as they had the right tools, they fell to work on the house. This expression is also often used to mean “begin to eat.” Charles Dickens so used it in American Notes (1842): “We fall-to upon these dainties.” [Late 1500s]

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fall to

OXFORD, Miss.—When Lane Kiffin shockingly abandoned Ole Miss mid-playoff run last fall to take the head coaching job at archrival LSU, he wasn’t content with getting a new gig and a massive pay raise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Forecasters say they expect the showers that do fall to drop less than 1 inch of rain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

US government forecasters expect global production to fall to 184.9 million tonnes this season, from a record 186.1 million tonnes the year before.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Should competing platforms adopt equivalent commitments, the overnight lockout would widen to 10 pm to 7 am and the daily allowance would fall to 60 minutes per app, capped at two hours in total.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

As he watched it fall to the ground, Jack said good-bye to his best shot at saving himself.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

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