fall under

Idioms  

1. Be classified as, as in These scores fall under choral music . [Mid-1400s]

2. Be subject to, as in This precinct falls under the city's jurisdiction . [Second half of 1500s]

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Example Sentences

How was it possible that I’d never hear him ask me for a seven-letter word for something ever again, or what genus a particular species of bird falls under?

From Literature

Taneja still struggles to understand how she and her husband fell under the scammers’ spell for over two weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal

These rules fall under what is currently called the simplified supervisory formula approach, or SSFA.

From The Wall Street Journal

Signing Wheatley would allow Newey to focus his full attention on his main area of expertise, designing the car, and free him up from the other areas that fall under a team principal's remit.

From BBC

Its EarlyPay tool, which allows users to access incoming direct deposits before payday, falls under a category of products that consumer advocates have compared to payday loans.

From MarketWatch