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fall 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 … Dictionary of American idioms
fall 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 … Dictionary of American idioms
fall back — index regress, relapse, retire (retreat), retreat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fall back on — index exploit (make use of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fall 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 … Dictionary of American idioms
fall 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 … Dictionary of American idioms
fall 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 … Financial and business terms
fall back on — or fall back upon phrasal to have recourse to < had to fall back on their reserves > … New Collegiate Dictionary
fall back on — phr verb Fall back on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑pillow … Collocations dictionary
Fall back and forward — Fall back is a feature of a modem protocol in data communication whereby two communicating modems which experience data corruption (due to line noise, for example) can renegotiate with each other to use a lower speed connection. Fall forward is a … Wikipedia
fall back upon — index resort Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
