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fall on
fall on vb (intr, preposition) 1. (Military) Also: fall upon to attack or snatch (an army, booty, etc)2. fall flat on one's face to fail, esp in a ridiculous or humiliating manner3. fall on one's feet to emerge unexpectedly well from a difficult situationThesaurusfallverb1. To move downward in response to gravity:descend, drop.2. To go from a more erect posture to a less erect posture:drop, sink, slump.3. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily:drop, go down, nose-dive, pitch, plunge, spill, topple, tumble.Idiom: take a fall.4. To undergo capture, defeat, or ruin:collapse, go down, go under, surrender, topple.5. To slope downward:decline, descend, dip, drop, pitch, sink.6. To become or cause to become less active or intense:abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane.7. To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price:dive, drop, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, slump, tumble.Idiom: take a sudden downtrend.8. To undergo moral deterioration:sink, slip.Idiom: go bad.9. To take place at a set time:come, occur.10. To come as by lot or inheritance:devolve, pass.phrasal verb
fall back1. To move back in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat:draw back, pull back, pull out, retire, retreat, withdraw.Idioms: beat a retreat, give ground.2. To move in a reverse direction:back, backpedal, backtrack, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress.Idiom: retrace one's steps.phrasal verb
fall downInformal. To be unsuccessful:choke, fail, fall through.Informal: flop.Slang: bomb.Idioms: fail of success, fall short.phrasal verb
fall off1. To decline, as in value or quantity, very gradually:drop off, sag, slip.2. To become or cause to become less active or intense:abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane.phrasal verb
fall on or upon
To set upon with violent force:aggress, assail, assault, attack, beset, go at, have at, sail into, storm, strike.Informal: light into, pitch into.phrasal verb
fall throughTo be unsuccessful:choke, fail.Informal: fall down, flop.Slang: bomb.Idioms: fail of success, fall short.noun1. The act of dropping from a height:descent, drop.2. A sudden involuntary drop to the ground:dive, nosedive, pitch, plunge, spill, tumble.Informal: header.3. A downward slope or distance:decline, declivity, descent, drop, pitch.4. A disastrous overwhelming defeat or ruin:collapse, downfall, waterloo.5. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices:decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble.fall on
fall (up)on (someone or something)1. To collapse, crumble, or cave in on someone or something. The firefighters were able to get those kids out of the house before the roof fell on them.2. To strike or attack someone or something. We advanced and fell upon the enemy troops.3. To experience something. When I lost my job, I really fell on hard times financially.4. To become someone's task or responsibility. My husband's been away all week, so all of the household chores have fallen on me.5. To unexpectedly find or realize something. Once I stopped obsessing about the problem, I fell upon a solution.See also: fallfall on(to) (someone or something)To drop onto someone or something. Aw man, that picture fell on the floor, and the frame broke. I can't believe so much snow fell onto my car in that short period of time.See also: fallfall (up)on someone or something 1. to collapse on top of someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) The bridge fell upon a boat passing beneath it. A small branch fell on Jerry as he passed beneath the tree. 2. to attack someone or something. The cat fell upon the mouse and killed it. The children fell on the birthday cake and ate it all.See also: fall, onfall (up)on someone[for a task] to become the duty of someone. The task of telling Mother about the broken vase fell upon Jane. The job of cleaning up the spill fell upon Tom.See also: fall, onfall on(to) someone or somethingto collapse toward or onto someone or something. The fence fell onto the car, denting it severely. The branch fell on David.See also: fall, onfall onAlso, fall upon. 1. Attack suddenly and viciously, as in They fell on the guards and overpowered them. [c. 1400] 2. Meet with, encounter, as in They fell on hard times. [Late 1500s] 3. Find by chance, discover, as in We fell upon the idea last Saturday night. [Mid-1600s] 4. Be the responsibility or duty of someone, as in It fell on Clara to support the entire family. [Mid-1800s] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with fall on. See also: fall, onfall on or fall uponv.1. To drop or descend from one location to a lower one: My coat got dirty when it fell on the muddy floor. The leaves fell upon the ground underneath the tree.2. To occur at some particular point in time: My birthday falls on a Thursday this year. Their anniversary falls upon a Saturday this year.3. To be passed on to someone, especially as a responsibility or burden: It falls on me now to maintain order here. It fell upon the president to solve the crisis.4. To attack or beset someone or something suddenly and intensely: Insurgent forces fell on the unlucky patrol. A massive hurricane fell upon the coastal town.5. To experience or enter into something, especially a negative state of affairs: The stockbrokers made a lot of money for a while, but fell on hard times during the recession. After he lost his job, he fell upon a difficult period.See also: fall, onEncyclopediaSeefallFinancialSeeFall |