Advertisement
Advertisement
fall on
verb
Also: fall upon.to attack or snatch (an army, booty, etc)
to fail, esp in a ridiculous or humiliating manner
to emerge unexpectedly well from a difficult situation
Idioms and Phrases
Attack suddenly and viciously, as in They fell on the guards and overpowered them . [c. 1400]
Meet with, encounter, as in They fell on hard times . [Late 1500s]
Find by chance, discover, as in We fell upon the idea last Saturday night . [Mid-1600s]
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 .
Example Sentences
But what if they fall on deaf ears?
There are periodic viral posts to the effect of “How are you posting about Andor while American-made bombs fall on Gaza?”
Australia fight back with the ball after being bowled out for 212 as 14 wickets fall on an entertaining first day of the ICC Test Championship final at Lord's.
Mr Young was said to have landed "on his hands and knees" and was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment following the fall on 28 November 2023.
The so-called "No Kings" protests are an attempt to reject Trump's brand of authoritarianism, and they fall on the president's birthday.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse