fall back on

fallen back onfell back on

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Conjugation

Definition of fall back on - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

reliance

tr.

rely on something as a secondary option

tr.

When plans failed, they had to fall back on their savings..

resort to

turn to

safety

intr.

Rare

retreat to a safer position

intr.

Rare

The troops had to fall back on their previous positions during the attack..

fallback

retreat

withdraw

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Expressions with fall

fall apart

break into pieces due to weakness or damage

The old chair finally fell apart when he sat on it..

fall back

move backward in a retreat

The troops had to fall back to a safer position.

fall behind

be late for a regular event

She tends to fall behind in her assignments.

fall for

develop romantic feelings for someone

He fell for her the moment they met.

break one's fall

prevent someone from falling

She reached out to break his fall.

break someone's fall

stop or reduce the force when someone is falling

He used his arms to break her fall.

Examples of fall back on in a sentence

They could always fall back on their family for support.
They had to fall back on a more secure location.
In case of danger, we fall back on the base camp.

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French:s'appuyer sur, se replier, ...
German:zurückgreifen auf, sich zurückziehen auf, ...
Italian:ricorrere a, ritirarsi su, ...
Spanish:echar mano de, replegarse a, ...
Portuguese:recorrer a, retirar-se para, ...
Chinese:依靠, 撤退到, ...
Japanese:頼る, 後退する, ...
Arabic:اِعْتَمَدَ عَلى, اِنْسَحَبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִסְתַּמֵּךְ עַל, לָסֶגֶת, ...
Russian:прибегнуть к, отступить, ...
Ukrainian:покладатися на, відступити до, ...
Hindi:सहारा लेना, पीछे हटना, ...
Bengali:শেষ ভরসা হিসেবে ব্যবহার করা, পিছিয়ে আসা, ...
Catalan:recórrer a, retirar-se a, ...
Czech:spolehnout se na, ustoupit, ...
Danish:ty til, trække sig tilbage til, ...
Dutch:terugvallen op, terugtrekken naar, ...
Greek:καταφεύγω σε, υποχωρώ σε, ...
Hungarian:támaszkodni, visszahúzódni, ...
Khmer:ពឹងផ្អែកលើជម្រើសបម្រុង, ដកថយទៅកាន់, ...
Korean:의지하다, 후퇴하다, ...
Persian:متوسل شدن به, عقب‌نشینی کردن به, ...
Polish:polegać na, wycofać się do, ...
Portuguese (BR):recorrer a, retirar-se para, ...
Romanian:a se baza pe, a se retrage la, ...
Swedish:förlita sig på, dra sig tillbaka till, ...
Thai:ใช้เป็นทางเลือกสำรอง, ถอยกลับไปยัง, ...
Turkish:başvurmak, geri çekilmek, ...
Vietnamese:dựa vào, rút lui về, ...

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