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fall on

British  

verb

  1. Also: fall upon.  to attack or snatch (an army, booty, etc)

  2. to fail, esp in a ridiculous or humiliating manner

  3. to emerge unexpectedly well from a difficult situation

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fall on Idioms  

  1. Also, fall upon.

  2. Attack suddenly and viciously, as in They fell on the guards and overpowered them . [c. 1400]

  3. Meet with, encounter, as in They fell on hard times . [Late 1500s]

  4. Find by chance, discover, as in We fell upon the idea last Saturday night . [Mid-1600s]

  5. Be the responsibility or duty of someone, as in It fell on Clara to support the entire family . [Mid-1800s] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with fall on .

Example Sentences

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She holds me and I let my head fall on her shoulder, and we sit for a long time.

From Literature

"Supporters naturally raise their concerns and they fall on deaf ears far too much," Concannon says.

From BBC

“It’s really a dramatic story based on where you fall on the income distribution,” said Cornell economics professor Ori Heffetz.

From The Wall Street Journal

It didn’t provide specific estimates, but analysts at Jefferies said in a research note the consensus projects a 1.5% fall on year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Using details like the number of shadows that fall on each guest’s neck, she deduced features such as the number of light sources the show uses, as well as the 360-degree studio setup.

From The Wall Street Journal

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