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fall apartTo be emotionally in crisis.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 uponTo fall on; to experience; to suffer.Rate it:

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fall by the waysideTo fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.Rate it:

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fall from graceTo fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.Rate it:

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fall from graceTo lose God's favour through sins or wrongdoings.Rate it:

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fall offTo diminish in size or value.Rate it:

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

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fall togetherTo contract.Rate it:

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

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apple does not fall far from the trunkAlternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.Rate it:

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auf keinen Fallunder no circumstancesRate it:

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everything seemed to fall right into place.after all that effort, it seemed to be made in the shadeRate it:

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fall aboard ofTo strike.Rate it:

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fall aboutlaugh uncontrollablyRate it:

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fall about the placeto laugh uncontrollablyRate it:

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fall aroundto fall over continuouslyRate it:

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fall at the last hurdleTo fail near the end of something.Rate it:

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fall back onTo turn to as a substitute.Rate it:

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fall back uponTo fall back on.Rate it:

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fall belowTo go under a marker or limit; to be reduced beyond a certain amount.Rate it:

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fall between the cracksTo wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not handled by whatever process one had hoped to be subject to; to be overlooked.Rate it:

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fall between two stoolsTo attempt two tasks and fail at both, when either one could have been accomplished singly.Rate it:

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fall downTo collapse.Rate it:

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fall forTo be fooled; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick.Rate it:

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fall foulTo be defeated or thwarted (by); to suffer ( + of)Rate it:

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fall foulTo collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon)Rate it:

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fall foul ofTo fall aboard of.Rate it:

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fall foul ofTo be defeated or thwarted by.Rate it:

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fall from graceThe loss of one's current social position, prestige, status, power, etc.Rate it:

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fall guyThe one who takes the blame.Rate it:

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fall guyscapegoatRate it:

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fall inOf a soldier, to get into position in a rank.Rate it:

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fall in lineTo submit to the rules of a higher authority; obey; conform.Rate it:

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fall in lineC. 2004, Career Soldiers, "Won't Waste My Life".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 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 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 voluntarily take the blame for a situation.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 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 shortTo be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.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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