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1fall on one's feet — 1. To achieve a successful outcome to a difficult situation 2. To have unexpected good fortune • • • Main Entry: ↑fall …
2fall on one's feet — ► land (or fall) on one s feet have good luck or success. Main Entry: ↑foot …
3fall to one's knees — fall (or drop, sink, etc.) to one s knees assume a kneeling position …
4To fall into one's hands — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …
5fall on one's sword — verb a) To resign from a job or other position of responsibility, especially when pressured to do so. Stempel was laboring to undo the damage when GMs board forced him to fall on his sword after little more than two years on the job. b)… …
6fall on one's sword — commit suicide by throwing one s body onto one s sword …
7fall into one's lap — If something good falls into your lap, it happens to you without any effort on your part. She s not making much effort to find work. Does she think a job is going to fall into her lap? …
8fall on one's sword — If you fall on your sword, you accept the consequences of an unsuccessful or wrong action. The organizer of the referendum resigned when the poor results were announced. It was said that he fell on his sword …
9fall on one's sword — phrasal to sacrifice one s pride or position …
10fall on one's feet — land upright on one s feet; pull through, surmount or overcome hardship; recover, be rehabilitated …
