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View synonyms for fall on
fall on
verb
- Alsofall upon to attack or snatch (an army, booty, etc)
- fall flat on one's facefall flat on one's face to fail, esp in a ridiculous or humiliating manner
- fall on one's feetfall on one's feet to emerge unexpectedly well from a difficult situation
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Ipui-moṭe' ipa'-maimiate ninyupakem hirra'a-môṭ(e), I-shall-not-die-arrow-from-above fall-on-me it-does-not-pain.
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