fall in

SEE SYNONYMS FOR fall in ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (intr, adverb)

to collapse; no longer act as a support

to adopt a military formation, esp as a soldier taking his place in a line

(of a lease) to expire

(of land) to come into the owner's possession on the expiry of the lease

(often foll by with)

to meet and join
to agree with or support a person, suggestion, etc

Australian and NZ to make a mistake or come to grief

NZ to become pregnant

sentence substitute

the order to adopt a military formation

Words nearby fall in

fall for, fall from grace, fall front, fall guy, fallible, fall in, falling action, falling band, falling diphthong, falling door, falling down drunk

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Idioms and Phrases with fall in

fall in

Take one's place in formation or in the ranks, as in The sergeant ordered the troops to fall in. A related expression is fall into, as in They all fell into their places. [Early 1600s] Also see fall into.

Sink inward, cave in, as in The snow was so heavy that we feared the roof would fall in. [Early 1700s] Also see under drop in; the subsequent idioms beginning with fall in; fall into.

单词	fall in
释义	fall in SEE SYNONYMS FOR fall in ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, adverb) to collapse; no longer act as a support to adopt a military formation, esp as a soldier taking his place in a line (of a lease) to expire (of land) to come into the owner's possession on the expiry of the lease (often foll by with) to meet and join to agree with or support a person, suggestion, etc Australian and NZ to make a mistake or come to grief NZ to become pregnant sentence substitute the order to adopt a military formation Words nearby fall in fall for, fall from grace, fall front, fall guy, fallible, fall in, falling action, falling band, falling diphthong, falling door, falling down drunk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with fall in fall in 1 Take one's place in formation or in the ranks, as in The sergeant ordered the troops to fall in. A related expression is fall into, as in They all fell into their places. [Early 1600s] Also see fall into. 2 Sink inward, cave in, as in The snow was so heavy that we feared the roof would fall in. [Early 1700s] Also see under drop in; the subsequent idioms beginning with fall in; fall into. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to fall in land, appear, visit, reach, turn up, enter, report, show up, take place, materialize, hit, get, move, show, become, happen, arrive, occur, cave in, fall down
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fall in

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