fall+back
1fall\ back\ on — • fall back on • fall back upon v 1. To retreat to. The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort. 2. To go for help to; turn to in time of need. When the big bills for Mother s hospital care came, Joe was glad he had… …
2fall back — {v.} To move back; go back. Usually used with a group as subject. * /The army fell back before their stubborn enemies./ * /The crowd around the hurt boy fell back when someone shouted Give him air! / Compare: DROP BACK, GIVE WAY …
3fall back — {v.} To move back; go back. Usually used with a group as subject. * /The army fell back before their stubborn enemies./ * /The crowd around the hurt boy fell back when someone shouted Give him air! / Compare: DROP BACK, GIVE WAY …
4fall back on — (something) to depend on something after a loss or failure. The family has no savings to fall back on. I fell back on skills I had learned years ago when I had to earn a living for myself …
5fall back — index regress, relapse, retire (retreat), retreat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6fall back on — index exploit (make use of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7fall back — v. 1) (D; intr.) to fall back into (to fall back into an easy chair) 2) (D; intr.) to fall back on, to (the troops fell back to their defensive positions) * * * [ fɔːl bæk] to (the troops fell back to their defensive positions) (D; intr.) to fall …
8fall back on — or[fall back upon] v. 1. To retreat to. * /The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort./ 2. To go for help to; turn to in time of need. * /When the big bills for Mother s hospital care came, Joe was glad he had money in …
9fall back on — or[fall back upon] v. 1. To retreat to. * /The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort./ 2. To go for help to; turn to in time of need. * /When the big bills for Mother s hospital care came, Joe was glad he had money in …
10fall back — UK US fall back Phrasal Verb with fall({{}}/fɔːl/ verb (fell, fallen) ► to become lower in value or amount, especially after getting higher: »Stocks rallied in the first hour of trading only to fall back sharply by noon …
