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fall in love

Idioms  
  1. Become enamored. This expression may be used either literally, as in John and Mary fell in love on their first date, or hyperbolically, as in I fell in love with that antique chest. [First half of 1500s]


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Barker combines the monkey’s paw and Pygmalion myths in this story about a young man who wishes that his dream girl would fall in love with him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

It was the opera that helped him at 14 fall in love with the art form and the first opera he conducted professionally a half-century ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

It was a snap decision 18 months ago that made me fall in love with golf again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

She added that a test "does not make a child fall in love with stories".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

I’m certain she’ll fall in love with the drums and harmonium, the chorus and the clapping, and the way it sounds like nothing else out there.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

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