fall back on sth
— phrasal verb with fall /fɔːl/
/fɑːl/ verb (fell, fallen)Definition
C2 to use something for help because no other choice is available: When the business failed, we had to fall back on our savings. If I lose my job, I'll have nothing to fall back on.Using and misusing
(Definition of fall back on sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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fall away/off phrasal verb
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fall back phrasal verb
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fall down on sth phrasal verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- adopt verb (START USING)
- adoption noun (STARTING TO USE)
- avail yourself of sth phrasal verb
- be (of) (any/some) use idiom
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- exhaust verb (USE)
- give/allow sth full play idiom
- go into sth phrasal verb (BE USED)
- go through sth phrasal verb (USE)
- gobble sth up phrasal verb
- make capital out of sth idiom
- spare verb (TRY HARD)
- spent adjective
- swallow verb (TAKE AWAY)
- tap verb (GET)
- trade on sth phrasal verb
- turn sth over phrasal verb (USE)
- turn to sth phrasal verb
- turn/use sth to good account idiom
- underused adjective
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