Lista angielskich zwrotów frazeologicznych z czasownikiem 'fall'

Fall (17)

Fall apart

- to break into pieces
- to end in failure
- to separate in relationship

My old car is falling apart.
A lot of marriages are falling apart nowadays.
We used to be good friends, but we fell apart about a year ago.

Fall away

- to become fewer or less
- to become worse.
- to seem to disappear

Student numbers have been falling away recently.
The standard of his work has been falling away recently.
Her smile fell away when she saw what happened.

Fall back

- to move back or way

The soldiers fell back in panic.

Fall back on

- to turn to someone for help
- to move backwards, falling onto

We can always fall back on the script if we run out of ideas.
She was so tired that she fell back on her bed and fell asleep at once.

Fall behind

- to fail to become level
- to be late, as with paying money
- to be dropped behind
- to fail to remain level with

The other people were walking so fast that after sometime she began to fall behind.
If you fall behind with your rent, you will be asked to leave.
The picture has fallen behind the wardrobe, and I can't get it out.
Your work has fallen behind that of the other students.

Fall down

- to fall accidentally
- to be in poor state of repair
- to fail (in something)

He tripped over his own feet and fell down.
Because the old house was almost falling down we could buy it at a cheap price.
Don't fall down on this easy test.

Fall for

- to fall in love with
- to be tricked

He fell for her from the first moment he was her.
I couldn't believe you fell for that stupid trick.

Fall from

- to fall down
- to lose

He fell from the ladder and broke his leg.
The CEO fell from his position after the elections.

Fall in

- to fall accidentally into something
- to give way, to break inwards
- to be ruined
- to form proper lines or order
- to agree

The water is very deep here, mind you don't fall in.
The ceiling may fall in at any moment.
His world fell in when he lost his job.
The captain ordered the soldiers to fall in.
When he told us his decision, all of us fell in.

Fall in with

-. to agree
- to meet by chance

I had no choice but to fall in with their plan.
When I was walking in the park I fell in with my old colleague.

Fall into

- to be divided into
- to begin something, to enter a state

These books fall into three classes.
She has fallen into a bad habit of repeating herself.

Fall off

- to come off something by falling
- to become lower or less

My top button has fallen off.
Interest in the game has fallen off.

Fall on

- to fall accidentally on something
- to descend
- to take place on
- to reach, to come to, be the responsibility of
- to be the duty of someone

The child fell on his knee and hurt it.
Snow fell on the mountains overnight.
My birthday falls on a Monday.
The blame fell on him as usual.
It falls on me to thank our guest for his speech.

Fall out

- to leave something in a downward direction, by falling accidentally
- to happen, to result
- to quarrel

As she picked up the newspaper, a key fell out.
What makes you think that everything will fall out as you planned?
They fell out over money yesterday.

Fall over

- to fall accidentally

He pushed me and I fell over.

Fall through

- to fail to be completed

The plan fell though when it proved too costly.

Fall to

- to break into pieces
- to begin esp. to eat, attack

When I picked up the vase it fell to pieces.
The two soldiers fell to and fought bitterly.