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fall in
verb
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
to make a mistake or come to grief
to become pregnant
the order to adopt a military formation
Idioms and Phrases
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 .
Example Sentences
“Yes, I’ve gravitated to those stories, but partly, it’s fate and luck that these people who make it so easy to fall in love with them fall into my lap.”
“The most critical choice they made for the live-action was making sure the audience falls in love with Toothless,” he adds.
What has changed from the first time two people fell in love, and what hasn’t?
"I was doing loads of sports at the time. But when I started sparring at about nine I just fell in love with it," he says.
In addition to Hawaii and San Diego, pay-it-forward programs have been started or will launch in the fall in Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Miami.
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