fall to

British  

verb

1. (adverb) to begin some activity, as eating, working, or fighting

2. (preposition) to devolve on (a person)

   the task fell to me

3. (of a plan, theory, etc) to be rendered invalid, esp because of lack of necessary information

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fall to Idioms  

1. Energetically begin an activity, set to work, as in As soon as they had the right tools, they fell to work on the house. This expression is also often used to mean “begin to eat.” Charles Dickens so used it in American Notes (1842): “We fall-to upon these dainties.” [Late 1500s]

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Example Sentences

Over the next six to 12 months, he believes gold is more likely to climb to $6,000 than it is to fall to $4,000 an ounce.

From MarketWatch

“All seven states know that if we’re unable to achieve an agreement, it would likely fall to the courts, and that would be a lengthy and uncertain process,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times

They pointed out that the amount of water flowing into Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, could soon fall to a trigger point — a legal “tripwire” that would allow Arizona to demand cuts upriver and sue for a violation of the compact.

From Los Angeles Times

It expects it to fall to that level soon and remain at or a bit below it over the next couple of years.

From BBC

For the current third quarter, the company expects subscriptions to fall to between 2.65 million and 2.68 million.

From The Wall Street Journal

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