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91fall prey to — (someone/something) to be harmed by someone or something. We worry that our children will fall prey to the influence of bad kids. Patients may fall prey to dishonest salespeople who say they can cure their pain. Usage notes: sometimes used with… …
92Fall — [Basiswortschatz (Rating 1 1500)] Auch: • Sturz Bsp.: • Sie ist gestürzt. • Das ist ein anderer Fall. • Notfalls habe ich einen Regenschirm dabei. • Ihr Fall kam vor Gericht. • …
93fall victim to — FALL ILL WITH, be stricken with, catch, develop, contract, pick up; succumb to; informal go down with. → victim * * * I see victim II be hurt, killed, damaged, or destroyed by many streams have fallen victim to the recent drought * * * fall… …
94fall back, fall edge — (obsolete) No matter what may happen • • • Main Entry: ↑fall …
95fall flat on one's face — To come to grief or fail dismally • • • Main Entry: ↑fall * * * fall over forward ■ figurative fail in an embarrassingly obvious way the president could fall flat on his face if the economy doesn t start improving soon …
96fall prey to — fall/be/become/prey to phrase to be attacked, cheated, or harmed by someone bad The refugees fell prey to criminal gangs. Thesaurus: to be cheated or trickedsynonym Main entry …
97fall|ing-off — «F lihng F, OF», noun, plural fall|ings off. = fall off. (Cf. ↑fall off) …
98fall through/between the cracks — (also slip through/between the cracks) : to fail to be noticed or included with others Parents are concerned that children who have trouble in school will fall through the cracks in the school system. [=will not be given the help they need; will… …
99fall down on the job — to do a job badly The people who are supposed to be keeping the city clean have been falling down on the job. • • • Main Entry: ↑fall fall down on the job see ↑fall, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑job …
100fall in love, fall out of love — see ↑love, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fall …
