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Fall
fall
fall about
fall among
fall apart
fall away
fall back
fall back on
fall behind
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fall down on
fall factor
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fall guy
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fall back on
fall back on or fall back upon


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
have recourse to something: to resort to something, especially something familiar, if other plans fail
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