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Definition of fall on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

fall on

 phrasal verb
phrasal verb
 
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Phrasal Verbs

    fall on/upon somebody/something

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  1. 1to be the responsibility of someone The full cost of the wedding fell on us.
  2. 2to attack or take hold of someone or something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm They fell on him with sticks. The children fell on the food and ate it greedily.
See fall on in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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