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

U.S.-listed Blue Owl’s stake in Navigator will fall to 37% from 49%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The drop was steeper at Chevron, which saw its first-quarter adjusted profit fall to $1.41 a share from $2.18 a share in the year-ago period.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

YouGov predicts Hackney is one of the boroughs that will fall to the Greens on election night.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The growth rate could fall to 37% in the June quarter, according to the consensus view.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

If I washed them, they’d fall to pieces.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

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