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fall back on
Also, fall back upon. Rely on, have recourse to, as in I fall back on old friends in time of need, or When he lost his job he had to fall back upon his savings. [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
"To say you have a Test five-for and debut it is something you can always fall back on."
They’re more likely to lose their jobs and less likely to have savings to fall back on.
"I think it's very cruel that mummy has this service to fall back on, every day for 16 years, and then all of a sudden it's just not there anymore."
"India's lower exposure to global goods trade could work in our favour. If export-driven economies slow down under tariff pressure, and we continue growing at 6%, we'll start looking stronger by comparison - especially with our large domestic market to fall back on," says Rajeswari Sengupta, an associate professor of economics at Mumbai-based Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research.
"Once I have a structure in place and I can fall back on the process again I will feel very set," she said this month.
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