fall to

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

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

This trade would be stopped out if it were to fall to 0.50 or less.

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She didn’t have a set or anything, so sometimes she would do her transitions and just fall to the floor as if we didn’t see her.

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She also applauded the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for its success in encouraging deregulation, as well as the tax cuts which she thinks will see the overall effective tax rate for American corporates fall to approximately 10%.

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The Rapid Support Forces said on Sunday they had captured the city, the last state capital in the vast Darfur region yet to fall to the paramilitaries.

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Financial markets anticipate interest rates to fall to 2.75%-3.0% by year-end 2026, a 1.25 percentage point decrease from current levels.

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