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单词 fall back on sth
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fall back on sth

phrasal verb with fall uk/fɔːl/us/fɑːl/verb fell, fallen

C2 to use something, especially a form of financial support, when other things have failed:

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.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Using and misusing

  • adopt
  • adoption
  • advantage
  • avail
  • avail yourself of sth
  • be/go heavy on sth idiom
  • go through sth
  • gobble sth up
  • heavy
  • make capital out of sth idiom
  • max
  • max sth out
  • mine
  • upcycle
  • upcycling
  • usable
  • usage
  • use
  • use sth up
  • wear

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fall back on sth

phrasal verb with fall uk/fɔːl/usverb fell, fallen

to have something you can use or do if what you originally planned to use or do is not available or not possible:

The company can always fall back on its core business if any of the subsidiaries fail.
We had to fall back on our personal savings to pay our business overheads.
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