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30 phrasal verbs

fall about
B2

To laugh so hard that you lose control of your body.

fall apart
B1

To break into pieces or collapse completely, physically or figuratively.

fall around
B2

To laugh so helplessly that one's body moves around uncontrollably.

fall away
B2

To gradually decrease, disappear, or detach from something.

fall back
B1

To move backward or retreat, especially under pressure.

fall back into
B2

To return to a previous habit, pattern, or state, usually an unwanted one.

fall back on
B2

To use a reserve resource, skill, or option when other choices are unavailable.

fall back upon
B2

A formal variant of 'fall back on'; to use a reserve resource when other options are exhausted.

fall behind
B1

To fail to keep up with others or with a schedule; to make less progress than expected.

fall below
B2

To decrease to a level lower than a specific standard, threshold, or expectation.

fall by
B2

To decrease by a specified amount or percentage.

fall down
A2

To drop to the ground, or to fail at a specific point.

fall down on
B2

To fail to do something properly; to perform inadequately in a specific area of responsibility.

fall for
B1

To become romantically attracted to someone, or to be deceived by a trick or lie.

fall in
B1

To collapse inward, or to form a military line on command.

fall in with
B2

To start associating with a group of people, or to agree to a plan or suggestion.

fall into
B1

To enter a physical space by falling, or to move into a state, habit, or category naturally or accidentally.

fall into oneself
C1

To retreat deeply into one's own thoughts or emotions, often becoming unresponsive to the outside world.

fall off
A2

To drop from a surface, or to decrease in quantity or quality.

fall on
B2

To land on something, to attack eagerly, or to be someone's responsibility.

fall out
B1

To drop or detach from a container, or to have a disagreement that damages a relationship.

fall out upon
C1

An archaic or literary expression meaning to rush out and attack, or to chance upon someone.

fall over
A2

To lose balance and fall sideways, or to stumble and fall to the ground.

fall over oneself
B2

To be extremely eager or enthusiastic to do something, to the point of being almost clumsy about it.

fall through
B2

Of a plan, deal, or arrangement: to fail to happen or be completed.

fall to
C1

To begin doing something with energy, or to become someone's responsibility or duty.

fall together
C1

To come together or assemble into a coherent whole, often naturally or fortuitously.

fall under
B2

To be classified within a category, heading, or area of authority.

fall up

fall upon