Fall back on/ fall back upon

[Barman]

Please consider the following sentences,

1) In management, as you rise higher, the problems you face become more and more unstructured and you can't just fall back on the tools you had been taught.

2) In management, as you rise higher, the problems you face become more and more unstructured and you can't just fall back upon the tools you had been taught.

Of the above sentences, which preposition is correct to use after 'fall back'?

 

[Barman]

Where did you find these sentences?

In a book named 'Objective General English' by Dr. R.S. Aggarwal and Vikas Aggarwal.

 

[Barman]

Did your book suggest one wasn't?

Yes, it suggested that between the two preposition, 'on' was incorrect. It emphasised to use 'upon' after 'fall back'.

 

[Tdol]

Yes, it suggested that between the two preposition, 'on' was incorrect. It emphasised to use 'upon' after 'fall back'.

That may be the case in your variant, but it isn't in mine. Speakers of other variants will have their views.

 

[probus]

As far as AmE is concerned, fall back upon is not incorrect, but is either old-fashioned or excessively formal.

 

[GoesStation]

Yes, it suggested that between the two preposition, 'on' was incorrect. It emphasised to use 'upon' after 'fall back'.

I would only use "on".

 

[Rover_KE]

In a book named 'Objective General English' by Dr. R.S. Aggarwal and Vikas Aggarwal.

In future threads, Barman, please tell us the source and author of quoted text in post #1.