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fall in withTo join a group of people.Rate it:

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fall intoWithout having planned it.Rate it:

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fall intoTo go into something by falling.Rate it:

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fall intoTo be classified as; to fall under.Rate it:

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fall into one's lapTo receive something that one desires with little or no effort.Rate it:

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fall into placeTo assume a clear and complete form when separate elements come together; to be realised.Rate it:

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fall into the wrong handsTo become the possession of, or be discovered by, an unfriendly third party.Rate it:

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fall offTo become detached or to drop from.Rate it:

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fall offA hip hop term; to completely lose the plot in terms of artistic direction.Rate it:

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fall offTo diminish in size or value.Rate it:

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fall off a truckOf an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the back of a lorryOf an item of merchandise, to come into a perons's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the back of a truckOf an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the turnip truckTo be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.Rate it:

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fall off the wagonTo cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.Rate it:

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fall onTo experience; to suffer; to fall upon.Rate it:

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fall on deaf earsOf a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored.Rate it:

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fall on one's faceTo fail, especially in a dramatic or particularly decisive manner.Rate it:

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fall on one's swordTo resign from a job or other position of responsibility, especially when pressured to do so.Rate it:

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fall on one's swordTo voluntarily take the blame for a situation.Rate it:

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fall on one's swordTo commit suicide by allowing one’s body to drop onto the point of one’s sword..Rate it:

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fall on someone's neckTo embrace someone affectionately or thankfully.Rate it:

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fall outTo come out of something by falling.Rate it:

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fall overTo fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.Rate it:

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fall overOf an argument, to fail to be valid.Rate it:

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fall overOf a computer program, to crash.Rate it:

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fall over oneselfTo be unusually enthusiastic.Rate it:

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fall shortTo be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.Rate it:

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fall throughTo be unsuccessful, abort, come to nothing/naught; to be cancelled; not to proceed.Rate it:

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fall through the cracksTo be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention.Rate it:

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fall toTo enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and especially in regard to the activities of eating or drinking.Rate it:

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fall to bitsTo fall apartRate it:

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fall to piecesTo feel emotionally devastated; to break down.Rate it:

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fall togetherTo contract.Rate it:

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fall underTo belong to for purposes of categorization.Rate it:

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fall uponTo fall on; to experience; to suffer.Rate it:

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fall victimto suffer as a result of external circumstances or someone else's actionsRate it:

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fallen overpast participle of fall overRate it:

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false friendA word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language.Rate it:

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famae servire, consulereto have regard for one's good name.Rate it:

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famam ante collectam tueri, conservareto live up to one's reputation.Rate it:

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famem sitimque depellere cibo et potioneto allay one's hunger, thirst.Rate it:

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famem, sitim explereto allay one's hunger, thirst.Rate it:

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familiarity breeds contemptThe more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The People Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt.Rate it:

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Famous Last WordsAn ironic response to an absurd statement one makes when he or she is not sure of its resultRate it:

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fan the fireOne can fan the fire in challenging situations by criticizing, rebuking or strongly disagreeing.Rate it:

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fancy one's chancesTo believe that one has a good chance of success.Rate it:

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fancypantsAlternative spelling of fancy pants. The condition of being overly showy; concerned more about one's reputation than anything else.Rate it:

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fashionably lateArriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.Rate it:

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fat lipA swelling on the lip, especially one resulting from a punch or other blow.Rate it:

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