fall into sth
(BECOME) — phrasal verb with fall /fɔːl/
/fɑːl/ verb (fell, fallen)Definition
› to gradually get into a particular condition, especially to get into a bad condition as a result of not being taken care of: Over the years the house had fallen into disrepair. The old school fell into disuse (= people stopped using it).Experiencing difficulties
(Definition of fall into sth (BECOME) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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fall in phrasal verb (SOLDIERS)
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fall in with sb phrasal verb
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fall in with sth phrasal verb
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fall into place idiom
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fall into sb's arms idiom
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fall into sth phrasal verb (START)
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fall into the wrong hands idiom
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fall into the/sb's trap idiom
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fall noun (ACCIDENT)
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fall noun (DEFEAT)
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Synonyms and related words:
- be (caught) between a rock and a hard place idiom
- be climbing the walls idiom
- be for the high jump idiom
- be in the soup idiom
- be riding for a fall idiom
- be up against it idiom
- be/come up against a brick wall idiom
- be/get bogged down phrasal verb
- beleaguered adjective
- difficulty noun
- have a thin time (of it) idiom
- have fun and games idiom
- have your back to/against the wall idiom
- in a stew idiom
- it never rains but it pours idiom
- pushed adjective
- rocky road idiom
- stranded adjective
- stuck adjective
- the heat is on idiom
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