have something to fall back on
1fall 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 …
2fall back on — RESORT TO, turn to, look to, call on, have recourse to; rely on, depend on, lean on. → fall * * * phrasal or fall back upon 1. : to retreat to (a stronger position) 2. : to have recourse to …
3fall back — verb 1. fall backwards and down (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑lean back, ↑recline • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s 2. hang (back) or fall ( …
4fall 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… …
5fall back on sth — UK US fall back on sth Phrasal Verb with fall({{}}/fɔːl/ verb (fell, fallen) ► to have something you can use or do if what you originally planned to use or do is not available or not possible: »The company can always fall back on its core… …
6fall back on — PHRASAL VERB If you fall back on something, you do it or use it after other things have failed. [V P P n] Unable to defeat him by logical discussion, she fell back on her old habit of criticizing his speech... [V P P n] When necessary, instinct… …
7fall back on — /ˌfɔ:l bæk ɒn/ verb to have to use something kept for emergencies ● to fall back on cash reserves ● The management fell back on the usual old excuses …
8fall back on — /ˌfɔ:l bæk ɒn/ verb to have to use something kept for emergencies ● to fall back on cash reserves ● The management fell back on the usual old excuses …
9ˌfall ˈback on sth — phrasal verb to do something else after other things have failed She always has her teaching experience to fall back on.[/ex] …
10Something/Anything? — Studio album by Todd Rundgren Released February 1972 …
