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verb (intr, preposition)
Also: fall upon to attack or snatch (an army, booty, etc)
fall flat on one's face to fail, esp in a ridiculous or humiliating manner
fall on one's feet to emerge unexpectedly well from a difficult situation
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Words nearby fall on

fall line, falloff, fall off the wagon, Fall of Man, Fall of Rome, fall on, fall on deaf ears, fall on one's face, fall on one's feet, fallopian tube, fallopian tubes
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Words related to fall on

bedevil, beleaguer, besiege, embarrass, invade, overrun, perplex, surround, face, meet, allow, become, consider, enjoy, experience, feel, know, leave, need, permit

How to use fall on in a sentence

  • Ipui-moṭe' ipa'-maimiate ninyupakem hirra'a-môṭ(e), I-shall-not-die-arrow-from-above fall-on-me it-does-not-pain.

    Seven Mohave Myths|A. L. Kroeber

Other Idioms and Phrases with fall on

fall on

Also, fall upon.

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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.

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