fall (noun)
21fall back on something — ˌfall ˈback on sb/sth derived no passive to go to sb for support; to have sth to use when you are in difficulty • I have a little money in the bank to fall back on. • She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time. related noun ↑fallback …
22fall guy — noun Date: 1904 scapegoat < a fall guy for his boss s errors > …
23fall webworm — noun Hyphantria cunea, a moth in the family Arctiidae known principally for its larval stage, which creates characteristic webbed nests on a wide variety of hardwood trees in the late summer and fall …
24fall guy — noun a) one whom is gullible and easily duped b) scapegoat Syn: patsy See Also: taking the fall …
25fall classic — noun The World Series. The White Sox swept the 2005 fall classic …
26fall guy — fall ,guy noun count INFORMAL someone who is blamed or punished for something bad that someone else has done: SCAPEGOAT …
27fall\ guy — noun slang the patsy in an illegal transaction; a sucker; a dupe; the person who takes the punishment others deserve. When the Savings and Loan Bank failed, due to embezzlement, the vice president had to be the fall guy, saving the necks of the… …
28fall line — noun 1》 (the fall line) Skiing the route leading straight down any particular part of a slope. 2》 a narrow zone marking the geological boundary between an upland region and a plain, distinguished by the occurrence of falls where rivers cross it …
29fall guy — noun (C) informal, especially AmE 1 someone who is punished for someone else s crime or mistake; scapegoat: I knew what he had in mind. He d kill Barak and set me up as the fall guy. 2 someone who is easily tricked or made to seem stupid …
30fall guy — ► NOUN informal ▪ a scapegoat …
