Смысл: ashfall

ashfall[ʹæʃfɔ:l]
n геол.
<Í> выброс вулканического пепла; пепельный дождь

fall Идиома

a falling out

a disagreement, a break in friendship Guy and Jean had a falling out. They argued about religion.

bottom fall out/drop out

to fall below an earlier lowest price When the bottom fell out of the coffee market many companies had to stop doing business.

break your fall

prevent serious injury when you fall He fell from the roof, but a tree helped to break his fall.

fall apart

become to not work properly The equipment fell apart about six months after I bought it.

fall apart (at the seams)

be unable to cope or manage, come unglued After his wife died, he fell apart. He lost interest in everything.

fall asleep

begin to sleep, drop off Don't fall asleep while we're in church. It's embarrassing.

fall back

move back, go back The runner fell back from the rest of the runners when the race was half over.

fall back on something/someone

turn to for help when something else has failed She had to fall back on her father

fall behind

be unable to run as fast, drop behind You will fall behind in your work if you miss a day of school.

fall by the wayside

give up or fail before the finish He had a good chance of winning the competition but he fell by the wayside near the end.

fall flat

be unsuccessful, fail I think that my attempt at humor fell flat and now she doesn

fall for

begin to love, fall in love with When I was in Grade 8, I fell for Miss Kramer. She was beautiful.

fall for that

believe that, eat that Surely you're not going to fall for that story. It's nonsense.

fall from grace

lose approval The politician fell from grace with the public over the money scandal.

fall ill

become sick or ill The man fell ill last winter and has not recovered yet.

fall in line

do as others are doing, obey orders Although Barry doesn't like the new rules, he'll fall in line.

fall in love

begin to love, feel romantic about Michael and Rose have fallen in love. They're very happy.

fall in love with

begin to love someone I fell in love with her the first time that I saw her at the restaurant.

fall in with

become associated with a bad group of people He fell in with a bad group of friends and began to get lower marks.

fall into a trap

be tricked, be deceived When the lawyer asks you questions, don't fall into a trap.

fall into line

go and stand properly in a row (like soldiers) The students were forced to fall into line as they waited for the doors to open.

fall into my lap

find without looking, receive without asking Reg got another job offer today. Things seem to fall into his lap.

fall off

decrease The number of tourists to visit the island has fallen off recently.

fall off the wagon

become drunk again, return to a bad habit The old man fell off the wagon. He got drunk last night.

fall on

meet (troubles) The town had fallen on hard times before the new computer company moved to town and created many jobs.

fall on deaf ears

talk to people who will not listen, really deaf If you talk to the workers about management's problems, your message will fall on deaf ears.

fall on your sword

quit, resign, pull the pin I know I caused the problem, but I won't fall on my sword. They'll have to fire me.

fall-out

harmful effects, continuing effects We still feel the fall-out from his negative speech on abortion.

fall out of use

be no longer used That kind of stereo system has fallen out of use over the last 20 years.

fall over oneself

be extremely eager to do something or please someone They fell over themselves in their effort to please their host.

fall short

not able to do as well as planned I'm falling short of my career goals because I've been ill.

fall short (of one

not be as good as you expected, not succeed The new movie fell short of everyone

fall through

not happen, not succeed, not come off, not pan out His plans to write a novel fell through because he didn't get a government grant.

fall through the cracks

not be included, leave out These children fell through the cracks. They didn't learn to read.

fall to pieces

be unable to talk or reply, be overwhelmed When I see Mario, I just fall to pieces. He's so handsome!

fallen woman

prostitute, hooker The priest was trying to save the fallen women in his parish.

falling in love

beginning to feel love, being in love They say that falling in love is wonderful - marvellous!

falling-out

argument, disagreement, quarrel We had a falling-out during our holiday and we haven

let the chips fall where they may

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pride goeth before a fall

you lose self-respect before you do an evil deed Is this saying in the Bible? Pride goeth before a fall.

shortfall

loss, deficit Shoplifting is one of the reasons for the shortfall - for the deficit.

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

"kids are like their parents; a chip off the old block; like father, like son" I looked at the father, then at the son, and I thought, The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

the bigger they are the harder they fall

we can beat the big guys, big players fall harder, mind over matter """Look at all their big players!"" ""Don't worry. The bigger they are, the harder they fall!"""

the wheels fall off

it breaks, it fails, fall apart When the coach is away, our team loses. The wheels fall off!

wheels fall off

(See the wheels fall off)

come/fall short of

be less than；not good enough for 少于；不及；未达
His speech came short of my expectation．他的演说有负于我的期望。
Her monthly income falls short of her needs．她的月收入不够用。

fall about

laugh hysterically 狂笑
They were falling about．他们在狂笑。
We fell about when we saw his funny gestures．我们看到他那滑稽的动作不禁捧腹大笑。

fall in

1．fall into sth．accidentally； drop into 掉入；跌入
The child was near the river and I was afraid he would fall in．孩子在河边，我怕他会掉进河里。
He plunged into the lake to rescue the child who'd fallen in．他跳进湖去救那个落水的孩子。
The water's deep here． Mind you don't fall in．这里水深，当心别跌进去。
2．sink inwards凹进
Because of long illness his eyes fell in．由于长期生病，他的眼睛向里凹陷。
3．agree同意
Once the chairman had stated his decision，the rest of the committee fell in．主席一宣布决定，委员会的其余成员都表示同意。
He made a very good suggestion at the meeting and we fell in immediately.他在会上提出了一个非常好的建议，我们立即同意了。
4．（of a debt）become payable；expire（债务）到期；满期
The city's debts fall in at the end of this year and the council are worried about paying them．市府的公债年底到期，市政会正为如何偿还这笔债务发愁呢。
The lease of the land has fallen in．土地的租期满了。
5．get into line；form ranks站队；集合
He ordered the men to fall in．他命令士兵集合。
At eight o'clock the students fell in．8点钟学生们集合。

fall in for

come in for；get 受到；得到
He didn't think he would fall in for the major share of the blame.他认为他不会是受到主要指责的对象。
The coach fell in for most of the blame when his team lost the game．比赛失败后，该队教练受到的指责最多。
The girl fell in for some sympathy when she was attacked by that gangster．这女孩受到歹徒袭击时，得到了人们的同情。

fall in upon

1. come upon unexpectedly意外遇到
I fell in upon of my old classmates on my way home.在我回家的路上我遇到了一位老同学。
2. visit by chance顺便访问
You are welcome to fall in upon us at any time you like．你什么时候来玩，我们都欢迎。