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fall out TOOTH/HAIR 1. If a tooth or your hair falls out, it becomes loose and separates from your mouth or head • Her baby teeth are starting to fall out. • A side effect of the treatment is that your hair starts to fall out.
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fall out SOLDIERS 3. If soldiers fall out, they move out of a line • "Fall out, men!" shouted the sergeant-major.
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fall ( also fall over , fall down ) to suddenly go down onto the floor when standing, walking, or running: • She fell on the stairs and broke her ankle. • Children are always falling over. trip on/over something to fall or almost fall when you hit your foot against something: • Someone might trip over those toys. • I tripped on a piece of wood. slip to fall or almost fall when you are walking on a wet or very smooth surface: • She slipped and hurt her ankle. • I was scared I would slip on the highly polished floor. stumble to almost fall when you put your foot down in an awkward way: • He stumbled and almost fell. • One of our porters stumbled on the rough ground. collapse to fall suddenly and heavily to the ground, especially when you become unconscious: • One of the runners collapsed halfway through the race. lose your balance to become unsteady so that you start to fall over: • She lost her balance on the first step and fell down the stairs. • Have something to hold onto, in case you lose your balance. fall flat on your face to fall forwards so you are lying on your front on the ground: • She fell flat on her face getting out of the car
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fall down FALL 2. If a building is falling down, it is in a very bad condition and there is a risk that it will break into pieces and drop to the ground • Many buildings in the old part of the city are falling down.
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fall to sb 1. to be or become the duty or job of someone • The worst job fell to me.
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fall over 1. If someone falls over, they fall to the ground • She tripped and fell over.
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fall away TIME 2. literary If a period of time falls away, it seems as if it has not happened • As she looked at him, the years fell away, and she saw him again as a young boy.
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fall apart BREAK 1. to break into pieces • My poor old boots are falling apart.
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fall apart STOP WORKING 2. If an organization, system or agreement falls apart, it fails or stops working effectively • The deal fell apart because of a lack of financing. • Their marriage fell apart when she found out about her husband's affair.
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fall off If the amount, rate or quality of something falls off, it becomes smaller or lower • Sales have been falling off recently.
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fall apart EMOTIONS 3. informal to experience serious emotional problems that make you unable to think or act in the usual way • After his wife died, he began to fall apart.
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fall back 1. literary to move back suddenly from someone or something, often because you are frightened • She fell back in horror/disgust.
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fall away LAND 3. If land falls away, it slopes down suddenly • On the other side of the hill, the land falls away sharply.
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fall about ( also fall about laughing ) UK informal to laugh uncontrollably • We fell about when we heard her reply.
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verb drop down towards the ground ADV. heavily She fell heavily to the ground. | steadily The rain was falling steadily. | down, off, overboard A tile fell off the roof. He fell overboard in heavy seas. VERB + FALL be about to | let sb/sth She lifted her arm, but then let it fall. PREP. from, into One of the kids fell into the river. | on the snow falling on the fields | onto Loose bricks were falling down onto the ground. | to The plate fell to the floor. suddenly stop standing ADV. almost, nearly He stumbled and almost fell. | headlong She fell headlong, with a cry of alarm. | down, over One of the children fell over. VERB + FALL be about to The house looked as if it was about to fall down. PHRASES stumble/trip and fall decrease ADV. dramatically, sharply, significantly, steeply The price of coal fell sharply. | slightly | steadily VERB + FALL be expected to, be likely to Demand is likely to fall by some 15%. | continue to PREP. below Winter temperatures never fall below 10°C. | by Expenditure on education fell by 10% last year. | from The number of people unemployed has fallen from two million to just over one and a half million. | to Her voice fell to a whisper. belong to a group ADV. squarely PREP. into Out of over 400 staff there are just 14 that fall into this category. | outside That topic falls outside the scope of this thesis. | under This falls under the heading of scientific research. | within This case falls squarely within the committee's jurisdiction.
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fall in SOLDIERS 2. If soldiers fall in, they move into a line, one at the side of the other • "Company, fall in!" shouted the sergeant-major. • He started to march away, and the others fell in behind him.
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fall away BREAK 1. If parts of something fall away, they break off and drop to the ground • On the bathroom ceiling, some pieces of plaster had fallen away. • The rear sections of the rocket fell away.
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fall behind to fail to do something fast enough or on time • He was ill for six weeks and fell behind with his schoolwork. • I've fallen behind with the mortgage payments.
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fall down FALL 1. to fall to the ground • Our apple tree fell down in the storm. • He stumbled and fell down.
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noun accident ADJ. bad, nasty, terrible She took a bad fall while out riding. | accidental VERB + FALL have, suffer, take The doctor says she's had a very nasty fall. | break, cushion Luckily a bush broke his fall. | survive The chances of surviving a fall under a train are almost nil. PREP. in a/the ~ He was hurt in a fall at his home yesterday. | ~ from She broke her neck in a fall from a horse. of snow/rocks ADJ. heavy | light | fresh a fresh fall of snow | rock, snow (also snowfall) PREP. ~ of covered by a light fall of volcanic ash decrease ADJ. big, dramatic, great, large, marked, massive, significant, substantial a big fall in house prices This triggered the recent dramatic falls on the Tokyo stock exchange. | modest, slight, small | steady | rapid, sharp, steep, sudden, swift | expected, projected a projected fall of 2% | unexpected | continuing, further | overall | catastrophic VERB + FALL bring, cause, contribute to, lead to, trigger | see, suffer Share prices suffered a slight fall yesterday. | record, reveal, show The opinion polls show a significant fall in her popularity. | report Both companies reported a fall in profits in the first quarter of this year. | represent This figure represents a fall of 21% on the same period last year. FALL + VERB occur The fall in age at first marriage occurred during the second half of the 18th century. PREP. ~ in a large fall in share prices defeat VERB + FALL bring about, cause, contribute to, lead to the actions that led to his eventual fall from power PREP. ~ from PHRASES the rise and fall of sth a book charting the rise and fall of the Habsburg Empire
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fall through to fail to happen • We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through.
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fall out ARGUE 2. informal to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them • He left home after falling out with his parents. • She'd fallen out with her boyfriend over his ex-girlfriend.
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In addition to the idioms beginning with FALL, Also see BOTTOM DROPS (FALLS) OUT; BREAK ONE'S FALL; EASY AS PIE (FALLING OFF A LOG); LET DROP (FALL); LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY; RIDE FOR A FALL; TAKE THE FALL.
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fall on/upon sb literary to attack someone suddenly and unexpectedly • The soldiers fell on the villagers and seized all their weapons.
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fall on/upon sth literary EAT 2. to start to eat food eagerly • They fell on the bread as if they hadn't eaten for days.
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fall on/upon sth literary NOTICE 1. If your eyes fall on something, or your sight, eyes, etc. falls on something, you see and notice it • Her gaze fell upon a small box at the back of the shop.
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fall in with sb informal to become friendly with someone • She fell in with a strange crowd of people at university.
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fall for sth informal 1. to be tricked into believing something that is not true • He told me he owned a mansion in Spain and I fell for it.
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noun autumn: The weather is nice in the fall. adj. autumn: We enjoyed the pleasant fall weather. noun plunge: She was badly injured in the fall. noun decline: Prices will soon take a fall. verb crumple: You will fall if you are careless.
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fall down FAIL 3. to fail • Where do you think the plan falls down?
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fall down on sth to not be good at something in comparison with another thing • I'm quite good at speaking Chinese, but I fall down on the written work.
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fall into sth START 1. to start doing something, often without intending to • We've fallen into the habit of getting up late on Saturday mornings. • I fell into my job quite by accident. • She fell into a conversation with a man at the bar.
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fall over 2. If something falls over, it falls onto its side • If you make the cake too high, it'll fall over.
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fall in ROOF 1. If a roof or ceiling falls in, it drops to the ground because it is damaged • Ten miners were trapped underground when the roof of the tunnel fell in.
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fall into sth CONDITION 2. to gradually get into a particular condition, especially to get into a bad condition as a result of not being taken care of • Over the years the house had fallen into disrepair. • The old school fell into disuse (= people stopped using it).
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fall over sth/sb literary to cover something or someone • A shadow fell over her work and she looked up to see who was there.
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fall away/off to become smaller or lower in amount or rate • Membership of the club has fallen away in recent months.
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fall back on sth to use something for help because no other choice is available • When the business failed, we had to fall back on our savings. • If I lose my job, I'll have nothing to fall back on.
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fall back 2. If an army falls back, it moves away from an enemy army in order to avoid fighting them • The infantry fell back in disarray.
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fall for sb informal to suddenly have strong romantic feelings about someone • She always falls for unsuitable men. • He's fallen for her in a big way.
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fall in with sth informal to accept and support a plan or suggestion • It seemed like a good idea so we just fell in with it.
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