fall prey

fɔl preɪ

fallen preyfell prey

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Definition of fall prey - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

becoming victimbecome victim to someone or something

Many small businesses fall prey to high taxation rates..
Tourists often fall prey to pickpockets in crowded areas.
He didn't want to fall prey to the scam.

fall victim

succumb

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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.

Expressions with prey

easy prey

person easily deceived or exploited

Scammers often target the elderly as easy prey.

prey on

hunt and eat another animal

Lions prey on zebras in the wild.

prey upon

hunt and kill for food

Lions prey upon zebras and other herbivores in the wild..

be a prey to

suffer from or be controlled by something bad

She was a prey to anxiety before the exam.

be prey to

be easily harmed or affected by something bad

She was prey to anxiety during exams.

prey on someone's mind

occupy someone's thoughts persistently

The unsolved mystery preyed on his mind for years.

stalking the prey

adj.

creeping close to quarry, or following it persistently

The narrator described the stalking the prey behavior of young lions.

beast of prey

carnivorous animal that hunts other animals for food

The lion, a classic beast of prey, stalks its victim silently..

bird of prey

carnivorous bird with strong talons and a hooked bill

A bird of prey soared above the field.

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French:être victime, ...
German:zum Opfer fallen, ...
Italian:essere vittima, ...
Spanish:ser víctima, ...
Portuguese:ser vítima, ...
Chinese:成为牺牲品, ...
Japanese:餌食になる, ...
Arabic:وَقَعَ ضَحِيَّةً, ...
Hebrew:לִיפּוֹל קוֹרְבָּן, ...
Russian:стать жертвой, ...
Ukrainian:стати жертвою, ...
Hindi:शिकार बनना, ...
Bengali:শিকার হওয়া, ...
Catalan:ser víctima de, ...
Czech:stát se obětí, ...
Danish:falde offer for, ...
Dutch:ten prooi vallen, ...
Greek:πέφτω θύμα, ...
Hungarian:áldozatul esni, ...
Khmer:ក្លាយជាជនរងគ្រោះ, ...
Korean:희생되다, ...
Persian:قربانی شدن, ...
Polish:paść ofiarą, ...
Portuguese (BR):ser vítima, ...
Romanian:a cădea pradă, ...
Swedish:falla offer, ...
Thai:ตกเป็นเหยื่อ, ...
Turkish:kurban gitmek, ...
Vietnamese:trở thành nạn nhân, ...

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