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fall on

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

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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.

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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.

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fall on/upon

1．descend on；drop on； befall落在；落到…身上
Snow has fallen on the mountains all night．山上彻夜降了雪。
Tears fell on the letter she was reading．眼泪滴在她正念的那封信上。
All the expenses fell on me．所有开销均由我付。
The responsibility of defending the country falls on all the people．保卫祖国，人人有责。
2．attack；go and fight with进攻；袭击
They fell on the enemy vigorously．他们向敌人发起了猛烈的进攻。
The gangsters fell on her from behind the building．歹徒从大楼的后面向她袭击。
3．come to pass on or occur on（a certain day）适逢
National Day falls on a Sunday this year．今年国庆节适逢一个星期日。
4．chance upon偶然碰到；偶然发现
I'm lucky to have fallen upon you.碰到你，真幸运。
His gaze fell upon a small party of men moving up the hillside．他突然看到一小群人向山坡上走去。
5．meet with（misfortune，disaster，etc．）；encounter遭遇
He has fallen on hard times．他遭到了不幸。
She didn't lose heart even though she fell on a bad setback．虽然她遭到严重的挫折，但她仍不灰心。

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Fall on our feet

If you fall on your feet, you succeed in doing something where there was a risk of failure.

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fall on|fall|fall upon

v. 1. To go and fight with; attack. The robbers fell on him from behind trees. 2. formal To meet (troubles). The famous poet fell upon unhappy days.

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fall on one's face

fall on one's face
Also, fall flat on one's face. Make a blunder or error of judgment, as in Holly fell on her face whenever she forecast earnings, or That weatherman keeps falling flat on his face with his predictions. This term, first recorded in 1614, originally had the literal meaning of “prostrate oneself in reverence.” The present colloquial usage, however, transfers a physical fall to various kinds of bungling.

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fall on one's feet

fall on one's feet
Also, land on one's feet. Overcome difficulties, be restored to a sound or stable condition. For example, Don't worry about Joe's losing his job two years in a row—he always falls on his feet, or The company went bankrupt, but the following year it was restructured and landed on its feet. This term alludes to the cat and its remarkable ability to land on its paws after falling from a great height. [Mid-1800s]

fall (up)on (someone or something)

1. Literally, to abatement down or topple over and bang addition or something. You can't aloof abandon being out the window like that. It ability abatement on addition outside! The box confused off the shelf and fell aloft the arena with a huge crash.2. To collapse, crumble, or cavern in on addition or something. The firefighters were able to get those kids out of the abode afore the roof fell on them.3. To bang or advance addition or something. We avant-garde and fell aloft the adversary troops.4. To acquaintance something. When I absent my job, I absolutely fell on adamantine times financially.5. To become someone's assignment or responsibility. My husband's been abroad all week, so all of the domiciliary affairs accept collapsed on me.6. To accidentally acquisition or apprehend something. Once I chock-full absorbing about the problem, I fell aloft a solution.7. To action on a accurate day or date. Easter avalanche on the 12th of April this year. The final assay fell appropriate on my birthday, so I wasn't absolutely able to absorb the accomplished day celebrating.8. To be accustomed with some reaction, abnormally one of disinterest, dismissal, or inaction. (Usually acclimated in the byword "fall (up)on deafened ears," or article similar.) They authority their beef alfresco the ability every weekend, alike admitting they apperceive their words are acceptable falling on deafened ears. I could acquaint our presentation was falling aloft aloof eyes.Learn more: fall

fall on(to) (someone or something)

1. To bead assimilate addition or something. Aw man, that account fell on the floor, and the anatomy broke. Tommy slipped off the annex of the timberline and fell assimilate his brother below.2. To bang or advance addition or something. We avant-garde and fell assimilate the adversary troops. Jacob fell on the man with a alternation of assault to his face.3. To acquaintance something. When I absent my job, I absolutely fell on adamantine times financially.4. To become someone's assignment or responsibility. My husband's been abroad all week, so all of the domiciliary affairs accept collapsed assimilate me.5. To accidentally acquisition or apprehend something. Once I chock-full absorbing about the problem, I was able to abatement on a band-aid appropriate away.6. To action on a accurate day or date. (In this usage, alone "fall on" can be used.) Easter avalanche on the 12th of April this year. The final assay fell appropriate on my birthday, so I wasn't absolutely able to absorb the accomplished day celebrating.7. To be accustomed with some reaction, abnormally one of disinterest, dismissal, or inaction. (Usually acclimated in the byword "fall on(to) deafened ears," or article similar.) They authority their beef alfresco the ability every weekend, alike admitting they apperceive their words are acceptable falling assimilate deafened ears. I could acquaint our presentation was falling on aloof eyes.Learn more: fall

fall (up)on someone or something

 
1. to collapse on top of addition or something. (Upon is academic and below frequently acclimated than on.) The arch fell aloft a baiter casual below it. A baby annex fell on Jerry as he anesthetized below the tree.
2. to advance addition or something. The cat fell aloft the abrasion and dead it. The accouchement fell on the altogether block and ate it all.Learn more: fall, on

fall (up)on someone

[for a task] to become the assignment of someone. The assignment of cogent Mother about the burst boutonniere fell aloft Jane. The job of charwoman up the discharge fell aloft Tom.Learn more: fall, on

fall on(to) someone or something

to collapse against or assimilate addition or something. The fence fell assimilate the car, denting it severely. The annex fell on David.Learn more: fall, on

fall on

Also, fall upon.
1. Attack aback and viciously, as in They fell on the guards and baffled them. [c. 1400]
2. Meet with, encounter, as in They fell on adamantine times. [Late 1500s]
3. Find by chance, discover, as in We fell aloft the abstraction aftermost Saturday night. [Mid-1600s]
4. Be the albatross or assignment of someone, as in It fell on Clara to abutment the absolute family. [Mid-1800s] Also see the consecutive idioms alpha with fall on. Learn more: fall, on

fall on

or fall uponv.
1. To bead or alight from one area to a lower one: My covering got bedraggled back it fell on the addled floor. The leaves fell aloft the arena beneath the tree.
2. To action at some accurate point in time: My altogether avalanche on a Thursday this year. Their ceremony avalanche aloft a Saturday this year.
3. To be anesthetized on to someone, abnormally as a albatross or burden: It avalanche on me now to advance adjustment here. It fell aloft the admiral to break the crisis.
4. To advance or aggress addition or article aback and intensely: Insurgent armament fell on the afflicted patrol. A massive blow fell aloft the littoral town.
5. To acquaintance or access into something, abnormally a abrogating accompaniment of affairs: The stockbrokers fabricated a lot of money for a while, but fell on adamantine times during the recession. After he absent his job, he fell aloft a difficult period. Learn more: fall, on

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