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fall into the wrong hands
Definition
(Definition of fall into the wrong hands from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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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 (BECOME)
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fall into sth phrasal verb (START)
- 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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fall noun (LOWER AMOUNT)
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fall noun (MOVEMENT DOWNWARDS)
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SMART Thesaurus: Dangers and threats
Synonyms and related words:
- black spot noun
- brinkmanship noun
- calculated risk noun
- chance noun (RISK)
- chancy adjective
- darkly adverb (THREATENING)
- dodgy adjective (NOT RELIABLE)
- firetrap noun
- hazardous adjective
- high-risk adjective
- hostage to fortune idiom
- intimidate verb
- marked man/woman noun
- perilous adjective
- poisoned chalice noun
- precarious adjective
- precipice noun
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- risk noun
- treacherous adjective (DANGEROUS)
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