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fall for

verb

  1. to become infatuated with (a person)

  2. to allow oneself to be deceived by (a lie, trick, etc)

“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


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Idioms and Phrases

Become attracted to, as in I was sure he'd fall for her . [ Slang ; early 1900s]

Be deceived or swindled by, as in He fell for the con artist's scheme and lost a great deal of money . [ Slang ; early 1900s]

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Social media users are being warned not to fall for a fake online advertisement that is posing as the California Department of Motor Vehicles and offering registration renewal services at a discounted price.

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I had picked up a book about adventurous greens, only to fall for the plainest one.

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And when you see it, when we can acknowledge it and start to recognize it, we stop falling for it.

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"It's sometimes really hard for supporters - you feel like they fall for it every time. 'This player really loves us'... and then they move on," former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher said on Sky Sports.

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Sciver-Brunt's captaincy era started with a win but also personal disappointment as she fell for a duck in the first T20, but she responded in fine style here.

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