14 English Phrasal Verbs With 'FALL'

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14 phrasal verbs with 'FALL'

Fall about

1. Laugh a lot
   (Intransitive | British English)
   
   » Example: We FELL ABOUT when we heard what she'd done.

Fall apart

1. Break into pieces
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The box FELL APART when I picked it up.
2. Become emotionally disturbed and unable to behave normally
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: He FELL APART when they sacked him.

Fall back

1. Retreat
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The army FELL BACK after losing the battle.

Fall back on

1. Be able to use in an emergency
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: It was good to have some money in the bank to FALL BACK ON when I lost my job.

Fall behind

1. Make less progress
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: I was ill for a week and FELL BEHIND with my work.

Fall down

1. Fall on the ground
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: I slipped on the ice and FELL DOWN.
2. Have a weak point
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The argument FALLS DOWN when you look at how much it'll cost.

Fall for

1. Be attracted to somebody, fall in love
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: He FELL FOR her the moment their eyes met.
2. Believe a lie or a piece of deception
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: He FELL FOR my story and allowed me yet another extension for the submission of my thesis.

Fall in

1. Collapse
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The ceiling FELL IN hurting a lot of people.

Fall into

1. Start doing something unplanned
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: I just FELL INTO my job when an opportunity came up.

Fall off

1. Decrease
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The membership FELL OFF dramatically when the chairperson resigned.

Fall out

1. Argue and be on bad terms with someone
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: They FELL OUT over the decision and hardly speak to each other any more.
2. Lose hair
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: He's started getting worried about baldness because his hair is FALLING OUT rather quickly.

Fall over

1. Fall on the ground
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: I slipped on the ice and FELL OVER.

Fall through

1. Be unsuccessful
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The plans FELL THROUGH when planning permission was refused.

Fall under

1. Become controlled
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: At first he was independent, but then he FELL UNDER their influence.

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