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fall\ back\ on — • fall back on • fall back upon v 1. To retreat to. The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort. 2. To go for help to; turn to in time of need. When the big bills for Mother s hospital care came, Joe was glad he had… … Словарь американских идиом
fall back — {v.} To move back; go back. Usually used with a group as subject. * /The army fell back before their stubborn enemies./ * /The crowd around the hurt boy fell back when someone shouted Give him air! / Compare: DROP BACK, GIVE WAY … Dictionary of American idioms
fall back — {v.} To move back; go back. Usually used with a group as subject. * /The army fell back before their stubborn enemies./ * /The crowd around the hurt boy fell back when someone shouted Give him air! / Compare: DROP BACK, GIVE WAY … Dictionary of American idioms
fall back on — (something) to depend on something after a loss or failure. The family has no savings to fall back on. I fell back on skills I had learned years ago when I had to earn a living for myself … New idioms dictionary
fall back — [v] retreat back, draw back, give back, recede, recoil, retire, retrocede, retrograde, surrender, withdraw, yield; concept 195 Ant. forge, forward, progress … New thesaurus
fall back — index regress, relapse, retire (retreat), retreat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fall back on — index exploit (make use of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fall back — v. 1) (D; intr.) to fall back into (to fall back into an easy chair) 2) (D; intr.) to fall back on, to (the troops fell back to their defensive positions) * * * [ fɔːl bæk] to (the troops fell back to their defensive positions) (D; intr.) to fall … Combinatory dictionary
fall back on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fall back on : present tense I/you/we/they fall back on he/she/it falls back on present participle falling back on past tense fell back on past participle fallen back on fall back on something to use or do… … English dictionary
fall back — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms fall back : present tense I/you/we/they fall back he/she/it falls back present participle falling back past tense fell back past participle fallen back 1) to move so that you are behind someone or something… … English dictionary
fall back on — or[fall back upon] v. 1. To retreat to. * /The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort./ 2. To go for help to; turn to in time of need. * /When the big bills for Mother s hospital care came, Joe was glad he had money in … Dictionary of American idioms
