Phrasal Verbs With 'Fall'

Fall about phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Laugh a lot
    (Intransitive | British English)
    » Example: We FELL ABOUT when we heard what she'd done.

Fall apart phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Break into pieces
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The box FELL APART when I picked it up.
  2. Meaning: Become emotionally disturbed and unable to behave normally
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: He FELL APART when they sacked him.

Fall back phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Retreat
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The army FELL BACK after losing the battle.

Fall back on phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Be able to use in an emergency
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: It was good to have some money in the bank to FALL BACK ON when I lost my job.

Fall behind phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Make less progress
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I was ill for a week and FELL BEHIND with my work.

Fall down phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Fall on the ground
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I slipped on the ice and FELL DOWN.
  2. Meaning: Have a weak point
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The argument FALLS DOWN when you look at how much it'll cost.

Fall for phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Be attracted to somebody, fall in love
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He FELL FOR her the moment their eyes met.
  2. Meaning: Believe a lie or a piece of deception
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He FELL FOR my story and allowed me yet another extension for the submission of my thesis.

Fall in phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Collapse
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The ceiling FELL IN hurting a lot of people.

Fall into phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Start doing something unplanned
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I just FELL INTO my job when an opportunity came up.

Fall off phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Decrease
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The membership FELL OFF dramatically when the chairperson resigned.

Fall out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Argue and be on bad terms with someone
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: They FELL OUT over the decision and hardly speak to each other any more.
  2. Meaning: Lose hair
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: He's started getting worried about baldness because his hair is FALLING OUT rather quickly.

Fall over phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Fall on the ground
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I slipped on the ice and FELL OVER.

Fall through phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Be unsuccessful
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The plans FELL THROUGH when planning permission was refused.

Fall under phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Become controlled
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: At first he was independent, but then he FELL UNDER their influence.

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