| 单词 | to fall in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto fall in to fall in a. To rush in, esp. with hostile intent; to make an incursion or attack. Also figurative and in extended use. (a) Without preposition. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (intransitive)] to lay ona1225 assailc1325 sailc1330 assemblea1375 to fall inc1384 to fall ona1387 givec1430 brunt1440 to set (all) on sevenc1440 to ding on1487 to fall down1534 offend1540 to go on1553 to give on?1611 to let fly1611 strikea1616 insult1638 to set on1670 aggress1708 to carry the war into the enemy's camp1791 hop over1929 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come in [verb (intransitive)] to go ineOE ingoc900 to come inOE incomec1000 infarec1000 enterc1325 enderc1330 ingressc1330 entera1382 to fall inc1384 usha1400 to get ina1425 to step in1534 to set (or put) (a) footing1567 invade1590 to take in1595 to hop in (also out)1914 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Dan. xiii. 26 Forsothe seruauntes of the hous fellen yn by the posterne. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iii. l. 1392 (MED) On a frusche þei fel in euerychon. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. xxvii. 10 Achis spake: Whither fell ye in to daye? 1776 J. Cook Jrnl. 25 Dec. (1967) III. i. 32 These are covered by islands in the offing, so that no Sea can fall in to hurt a Ship. (b) With upon, on. Cf. to fall on —— 1 at Phrasal verbs 2. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job i. C The Caldees made thre armies, and fell in vpon the camels, which they haue caried awaye. 1596 Z. Jones tr. M. Barleti Hist. G. Castriot vi. 225 He willed him that if he saw the Infidels to flie that way.., he should suddenly fall in vpon them, and charge them most fiercely. 1652 Perfect Diurnall No. 128. 1880 There are new Garisons planted to prevent..their incursions into your quarters, and to fall in upon the enemy as opportunity shall be offered. 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi vii. 54/2 Captain Church, with his Company, fell in upon them. 1793 E. Parsons Woman as she should Be III. 99 My master was arrested and confined; his creditors all fell in upon him. (c) With among, amongst, with. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1652 C. Cotterell tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Cassandra ii. iii. 262 This desire [to kill the Chief] made me fall in eagerly among the run-aways, and not considering that I was followed by but few of my Amazons, I ingaged my self in a Wood. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World ix. 247 They..fell in among a company of Spanish Soldiers..who immediately fired at them. 1715 London Gaz. No. 5374/1 A large Boat..fell in amongst them, and took one Boat. 1736 T. Carte Hist. Life Duke Ormonde I. 576 [He] ordered his men not to fire a piece till they were within a pike's length of the enemy, and then to fall in with them sword and pike in hand. b. To intervene in a dispute, conversation, etc. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > pleading > plead [verb (intransitive)] > interpose a plea to fall ina1641 a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 291 Nicolaus..purposed to fall in for Herod in his plea against Syllæus. 1843 D. Shea & A. Troyer tr. Dabistan III. x. 56 The Sonnite here fell in: ‘At the time of the prophet's moving, it was not advisable to undertake the expedition designed.’ 2. intransitive. To be reconciled after a dispute; to become friends again. Usually paired with to fall out (see to fall out 2 at Phrasal verbs 1). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > become at peace with each other [verb (intransitive)] saughtel1154 saughtenc1275 peasec1300 saughta1400 reconcilec1425 agree1447 to make peace1535 to fall in1546 to piece up1653 to kiss and be friends1657 to kiss and make up1657 to make it up1669 to make it up1722 conciliate1747 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. i. sig. Fiv Marke how they fell out, and how they fell in. 1578 T. Lupton All for Money sig. B.iij You may laugh well ynough that Sinne & the Deuil be fallen out, But we will fall in againe or euer it be long. a1627 T. Middleton Chast Mayd in Cheape-side (1630) iii. 40 Fall out like Giants, and fall in like Children. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer ii. 41 They fall in and out ten times a day. 1879 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 25 Oct. 126/3 Child, don't bother about that Quarrel and make it up again—fall out and fall in again—kiss and be friends twenty times over! 1995 Independent (Nexis) 9 July 23 The two have fallen out and fallen in again over the years like an old married couple. 3. intransitive. With with. a. To join with, ally oneself with; esp. to take the side of (a particular party) in a conflict. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > party or faction > join or form a party or take sides [verb (intransitive)] to stand in1555 to fall ina1568 partialize1592 side1609 party1656 to take (also hold) sides1700 (to be) on a person's, the other side of the fence1852 the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > agree with [verb (transitive)] > come into agreement or harmony greec1380 condescend1516 to fall ina1568 chime in with1712 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > support or encourage [verb (transitive)] > take someone's side or side with favoura1375 to stand with ——1384 takec1400 to take (a) part witha1470 to hold sides1490 to take the part ofc1500 to stick with ——1523 partake1546 follow1548 to join issue1551 to make with ——1559 favourize1585 side1585 party1587 to take in1597 part1669 to fall in1709 to take for ——1770 to take up for1824 range1874 a1568 R. Ascham Rep. & Disc. Affaires Germany (?1570) f. 10v The Pope gaue vp the siege of Mirandula and fell in with Fraunce that care enough might come vppon the Emperour together both out of Germany, and out of Italy at once. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xiii. 409 He falls in with all his neighbours that fall out. 1683 J. Nalson Impartial Coll. of Great Affairs of State anno 1641 II. 632 The Lords Justices and Council were so far from suspecting..that they would perfidiously renounce their Allegiance and fall in with the Rebels, that they [etc.]. 1709 J. Swift Let. conc. Sacramental Test 15 The Number of Profest Dissenters..was..something under a Dozen, and..Thirty others, who were expected to fall in with them. 1783 Ann. Reg. 1781 Hist. Europe 144/1 Those under its influence, continually fell in with and strengthened the French party. 1841 R. Simpson Trad. Covenanters xv. 186 A man who,..in order to save his estate, fell in with the ruling party, and submitted to their measures. 1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters iv. 101 The worthy Bottom displays no inconsiderable store of imagination in his intercourse with the little people of the fairy world. How pleasantly he falls in with their several natures and qualities. 1985 Chrons. of Culture Nov. 32/1 The American elite turn their backs on the real America and fall in with the first Utopian movement that presents itself. 2013 W. F. Brown Sam Steele & Northwest Rebellion viii. 113 They were told that only those who joined the uprising would receive any money from the sale, so they fell in with the rebels. b. To concur with (an opinion), esp. one that is popular or established; to agree with (a person). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > agree with [verb (transitive)] to go ineOE cordc1380 consentc1386 covin1393 condescend1477 agree1481 correspond1545 concur1590 to fall in1602 suffrage1614 to hit it1634 colour1639 to take with ——1646 to be with1648 to fall into ——1668 to run in1688 to think with1688 meet1694 coincide1705 to go in1713 to say ditto to1775 to see with ——1802 sympathize1828 the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > act in accordance with [verb (transitive)] > conform to or with confer1534 to fall in1602 comply1650 1602 T. Kingsmill Complaint against Securitie sig. F7 Esdras in the 3. and 4. booke, most plainly falleth in with ye Euangelists touching the wars, famines, and other scourges threatned to the ende of the world. 1644 J. Bond Salvation in Myst. 19 I finde that the Jesuits themselves doe fall-in with my present interpretation. 1707–8 G. Berkeley Philos. Comm. (1989) 104 Hobbs in some degree falls in w.th Locke. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §127 Those..generally fall in with the popular opinion. 1861 A. Trollope Framley Parsonage I. i. 6 He fell in with the views of his patroness. 1891 A. Quiller-Couch Noughts & Crosses 140 Falling in with my companion's humour, I dismounted. 1968 D. R. SarDesai Indian Foreign Policy in Cambodia iv. 86 The senator did not fall in with the trend of public opinion in Vietnam. 1993 J. E. Garrett tr. R. Bodéüs Polit. Dimensions of Aristotle's Ethics ii. 50 The philosopher falls in with the majority of his predecessors in stating that human beings are not naturally virtuous. 2009 P. Roker At Home with God viii. 52 He was evidently not motivated by the need to fall in with popular opinion. c. To agree to or comply with (a proposal, plan, etc.); to join in with (a course of action).Occasionally without with-phrase. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > be in agreement [verb (intransitive)] > in an agreement to fall in1651 the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > consent to [verb (transitive)] > concede to or comply with granta1250 i-yettc1275 listenc1290 to listen onc1330 submita1387 consent1393 tenderc1430 servec1450 ottroye1477 admit1529 yield1572 closea1616 concede1632 comply1650 to fall in1651 to come into ——1704 give way1758 accordc1820 society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > associate with [verb (transitive)] > participate with > participate in enterparta1413 to be art and part in (also of)1442 to have art or (and) part ina1500 enjoin1546 share1570 to have (also take, etc.) a share in1572 to have a hand in1583 fellow1596 share1600 to contribute to (also for) or to do1605 to fall in1651 join1716 to opt into1968 1651 W. Greenhill Expos. 14th–19th Chapters Ezekiel xvii. 428 Ahitophel was advanced by David to be his Counsellor, hee fell in with Absalom's conspiracy against David, the Lord was offended at this wretched ingratitude. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 123. ¶4 Leontine..was..prevailed upon to fall in with the Project. 1816 T. Chalmers Let. in W. Hanna Mem. T. Chalmers (1851) II. 31 Falling in with such arrangements..as your natural superiors expect you to concur in. 1844 Old Fort Duquesne ix. 47/2 Nearly an hour was consumed by him in the vain effort to prevail upon them to fall in and agree to the proposed arrangement. 1879 F. W. Robinson Coward Conscience III. ix. 53 Sir John did not fall in with this suggestion. 1921 T. S. Eliot Let. 6 Mar. (1988) I. 438 I trust that you will fall in with our plans for you. 1964 E. Bowen Little Girls ii. i. 85 The Southstone children ate meals at school, and the rest had fallen in with this practice. 2013 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) (Nexis) 21 Dec. One partner will propose a project, and the other will fall in reluctantly, only to be won over in the end. 4. intransitive. a. With with. To harmonize or go with; to be a complement to; to match. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > agree, harmonize, or be congruous with [verb (transitive)] > go with or match to fall in1577 to go with ——1710 match1722 assort1800 neighbour1820 1577 T. Cartwright Rest 2nd Replie 193 The sweeter or finer voice ys not alwayes taken, but that which wil best accord and fal in, with the rest of the Quier. 1602 J. Colleton Iust Def. Slandered Priestes 231 Some of my letters vnto him are set downe before, others follow, as the contents of them do fall in with the matter treated. 1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. I. iii. 239 Nothing could fall in more perfectly with her views concerning Scottish affairs. 1870 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 2) I. App. 662 It falls in exactly with his conduct directly after. 1921 Commerc. & Financial Chron. 2 Apr. 1339/2 The most hazardous..and poorest paid service is military, at least in time of war: in peace times, it rather falls in with the too frequent human readiness to loaf and strut and be admired. 2005 N.Y. Times 15 May a10/3 Find ways to create a visibility in the community. But it all has to fall in with what you're trying to accomplish artistically. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > agree/be in harmony/be congruous [verb (intransitive)] accord1340 cord1340 concordc1374 agree1447 to stand togetherc1449 rhyme?a1475 commonc1475 gree?a1513 correspond1529 consent1540 cotton1567 pan1572 reciprocate1574 concur1576 meet1579 suit1589 sorta1592 condog1592 square1592 fit1594 congrue1600 sympathize1601 symbolize1605 to go even1607 coherea1616 congreea1616 hita1616 piece1622 to fall in1626 harmonize1629 consist1638 comply1645 shadow1648 quare1651 atonea1657 symphonize1661 syncretize1675 chime1690 jibe1813 consone1873 1626 G. Hakewill Comparison Dayes of Purim & Powder Treason 18 If we deuly obserue the admirable concurrence of Causes ordained & falling in together for the composing of it we shall find, that [etc.]. 1649 W. Greenhill Expos. Continued upon Ezekiel (xi.) 412 That all may fitly fall in together, and make the more glorious structures for Heaven. a1672 P. Sterry Rise Kingdom of God (1683) 280 Moderation is that measure of Things, by which they are proportioned, and tuned each to other, so as to fall in, and agree in one. 1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel 130 So handsomely do all things fall in and agree together. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > simultaneity or contemporaneousness > be simultaneous with [verb (transitive)] accompany1543 to fall in1636 1636 J. Browning Concerning Publike-prayer 194 The first moneth amongst the Iewes answered to this present moneth of March; fell in with this very time. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. vi. §3 The reign of Adrastus at Sicyon falls in with that of Atreus and Thyestes at Argi or Mycenæ. 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 100 The Track..of the circular Segments, with which the Tracing-Point ought to fall in exactly. a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) vi. 354 His 20th year fell in with the 4th year of 83d Olympiad. 1766 G. Adams Treat. New Celestial & Terrestr. Globes 234 Placing it [sc. a globe] in such a manner that the principal great circles, and points, may concur and fall in with those of the heavens. 1833 Fraser's Mag. Dec. 642/1 We find the same phenomenon occurred b.c. 1793-1789, which falls in with the commencement of the reign of Aseth. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (intransitive)] becomec888 i-tidec888 falleOE ywortheOE i-limp975 belimpOE i-timeOE worthOE tidea1131 goa1200 arearc1275 syec1275 betide1297 fere1297 risea1350 to come aboutc1350 overcomea1382 passa1393 comea1400 to come in (also to, on, etc.) placea1400 eschew?a1400 chevec1400 shapec1400 hold1462 to come (also go) to pass1481 proceed?1518 occura1522 bechance1527 overpass1530 sorta1535 succeed1537 adventurec1540 to fall toc1540 success1545 to fall forth1569 fadge1573 beword?1577 to fall in1578 happen1580 event1590 arrive1600 offer1601 grow1614 fudge1615 incur1626 evene1654 obvene1654 to take place1770 transpire1775 to go on1873 to show up1879 materialize1885 break1914 cook1932 to go down1946 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > tell a story [verb (intransitive)] > be told in story to fall in1655 1578 A. Golding tr. Seneca Conc. Benefyting vi. xxxiv. f. 100 Manie thinges will fall in by the way, and minister thee matter too woorke thy faithfulnesse vppon, although thou wish them not. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. x. 71 Continue on till an other like distance fall in. 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 75 What became of those Iesuites will fall in after-ward. 1681 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Reformation: 2nd Pt. ii. 339 At Frankfort an unhappy difference fell in among some of them, who had used before the English Liturgy. a1691 R. Baxter Reliquæ Baxterianæ (1696) ii. 298 I am next to insert some Businesses of my own, which fell in at this same time. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 435 An accident fell in..which took off much from Oates's credit. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iv. xvii. 139 The report fell in at the same instant. 6. intransitive. a. With with. (a) To begin to associate or keep company with (a person or group of people, now esp. a group regarded as disreputable or undesirable). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > accompany or associate with [verb (transitive)] seeOE to bear (a person) company (also fellowship, etc.)c1225 mella1300 fellowshipa1382 companya1400 accompany1461 to keep company (with)1502 encompanya1513 to keep (a person) company1517 to take repast1517 assist1553 to take up with1570 rempare1581 to go along with1588 amate1590 bear1590 to fall in1593 consort1598 second1600 to walk (also travel) in the way with1611 comitate1632 associate1644 enhaunt1658 join1713 assort1823 sit1828 companionize1870 to take tea with1888 to knock about with1915 tote1977 fere- 1593 T. Lodge Life & Death William Long Beard sig. C2v It fortuned, that one Arthur Browne,..fell in with Maudline, Will[i]ams wanton concubine. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. v. 49 After he once fell in with Mistresse Shore. View more context for this quotation 1629 J. Wadsworth Eng. Spanish Pilgrime viii. 87 Wee lodged..at one Roberts his House, at the Signe of the Boote, where hauing scarcely rested halfe an howres space, I fell in with a Master of an English Barke newly come from Douer. a1712 T. Halyburton Mem. (1714) ii. iii. 28 It was my Mercy that I fell in with sober Comerads and bookishly inclined. 1876 Mississippi in 1875 I. 364 I saw Morris Ward, and called to him to fall in with us. 1955 Times 11 Aug. 9/5 Senhor Alberto de Lacerda is a Portuguese writer in his late twenties, who has had the good fortune to fall in with Mr. Arthur Waley. 2004 M. Keyes Other Side of Story (2005) 63 She had fallen in with a bad crowd. (b) To meet or encounter by chance; to happen on, come across. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (transitive)] > encounter or experience ymetec893 findeOE meetOE counterc1325 overtakec1390 limp?a1400 tidea1400 runa1450 to fall with ——?c1475 onlightc1475 recounterc1485 recount1490 to come in witha1500 occur1531 to fall on ——1533 to fall upon ——1533 beshine1574 rencontre1582 entertain1591 cope with1594 happen1594 tocome1596 incur1599 forgather1600 thwart1601 to fall in1675 cross1684 to come across ——1738 to cross upon (or on)1748 to fall across ——1760 experience1786 to drop in1802 encounter1814 to come upon ——1820 to run against ——1821 to come in contact with1862 to run across ——1864 to knock or run up against1886 to knock up against1887 the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (transitive)] > encounter or experience > a place or person fortune1520 dropa1634 to fall in1675 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > meeting or encounter > meet or encounter [verb (transitive)] meeteOE yaina1000 yseeOE oftakelOE to meet withc1300 finda1325 encounter1520 occur1527 bemeet1608 to fall in1675 1675 J. Ogilby Britannia 90 Proceeding forward you fall in with a well-beaten Road from St. Neots. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. vii. 71 We had great expectation of falling in with Pizarro's squadron. 1795 Hist. in Ann. Reg. 30 A Polish corps..fell in with the main body of the Russians. 1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls i. 5 They fell in with no other vessel till they came in sight of the shore. 1853 W. R. King Campaigning in Kaffirland 80 On the plain we had the good fortune to fall in with several herd of spring-bok. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iv. iii. 177 They arrived at certain cross-ways where they would be likely to fall in with any one coming..from Clerkenwell to the Bower. 1902 G. S. Whitmore Last Maori War vii. 97 Two settlers..did, however, fall in with the enemy, and only by dint of great presence of mind and resolute courage escaped. 1997 W. Rollinson Dict. Cumbrian Dial. 56/2 Fell in wi', met by chance. ‘Ah fell in wi' me marra fra Workiton.’ ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > visit > visiting > visit [verb (transitive)] > unexpectedly to fall in1788 descend1882 1788 E. Burke Let. 8 Apr. in J. Boswell Corr. (1986) IV. 156 I cannot indulge myself in a positive engagement, but if you will condescend to let me fall in upon you on that or any day when you invite other friends, [etc.]. 1888 B. W. Richardson Son of Star II. iii. 29 To fall in upon his generals and see the encampments suddenly and without notice..is the very thing that suits his versatile humour. 1890 Cent. Mag. 128/1 I am always glad when any one falls in on me like you have to-night. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (intransitive)] > come across or meet with again-comea1382 counterc1475 occur1527 to fall on ——1533 recounter1583 greeta1627 encounter1632 rencounter1632 bemeet1656 pop1668 to fall in1808 the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > be friendly [verb (intransitive)] > become mutually acquainted acquaintc1350 know1601 quaint1606 to fall in1808 to pick up1838 1808 R. Anderson et al. Ballads in Cumberland Dial. (1819) 163 Fifty shwort years hae flown owre us, Sin' furst we fell in at the fair. 7. intransitive. Nautical. To sail towards or arrive at land. Usually with with. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [verb (transitive)] > reach by sailing or arrive at arrivec1440 to fall with ——?c1475 feta1547 seize1588 fetch1589 purchase1589 to fall in1598 porta1625 set1632 society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > direct or manage ship [verb (intransitive)] > head in a certain course or direction > sail towards shore to stand in1582 to bear in1587 to bear with —1587 to fall in1598 1598 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 213 If from thence they doe continue their nauigation, following the coasts that returne toward the Occident, they shall fall in with Malaca. 1600 Earl of Desmond Let. 21 Oct. in Jrnl. Royal Hist. & Archæol. Assoc. Ireland (1873) 2 495 I..besaught them to land me any where; so being not able to reach Corke,..wee fell in at Youghall. 1608 T. Milles Custumers Alphabet & Primer sig. Fv A Shyppe..meetes with a dangerous storme in the Narrow-Seas, and doubting the Goodyn-sands, falls in with the Forelands..and..puts in at last to Sandwich-Hauen. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xvii. 472 We fell in with a small woody Island. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. ii. 137 This ship..had fallen in to the northward of the Island. 1780 W. Coxe Acct. Russ. Discov. 26 Possibly the time is not far distant when some of the Russian adventurers will fall in with that coast. 1817 J. W. Norie New Mediterranean Pilot 173 Take care to fall in with the land to the northward of Tripoli, on account of the current. 1866 A. D. Taylor West Coast of Hindostan Pilot v. 128 It is still prudent to fall in with Kundári island bearing but little to the southward of East. 1908 Marine Rev. 19 Mar. 26/1 Vessels..would work far to the eastward..in order to fall in with the Cape Verde islands. 1994 R. B. Wernham Return of Armadas xii. 171 By then the rest of the fleet had fallen in with the land east of Cape Ortegal. 8. intransitive. a. To sink or slope inwards; esp. (of a person's cheeks, eyes, etc.) to become sunken in appearance, typically as a result of illness or old age.Now chiefly in the perfect (to have fallen in). Cf. fallen-in adj. at fallen adj. and n. Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > slim [verb (intransitive)] > shrink to fall away1527 fall?1528 to fall in1607 lanka1616 pitch1751 fine1873 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [verb (intransitive)] > recede to fall in1607 1607 W. Alexander Alexandraean Trag. v. ii, in Monarchicke Trag. (rev. ed.) sig. O All then began to languish, and to fade... Legges fail'd the bodie, and the necke the head, Then whilst the flesh fell in, bones bursted out. 1641 F. W. Warm Beere iv. 53 Want of the teeth causeth the mouth to fall in with an undecent relapse of the lips into the hollownesse of the mouth. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. ii. 336 The apple marchasite, as it may be call'd. 'Tis round, excepting on one side, where it falls in, and hath a stalk, like a young Apple. 1704 London Gaz. No. 4031/4 His Mouth falls in. 1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner II. xvii. 316 The cheeks sink, the mouth falls in, the eye is feeble, even the hair is lean and sickly. 1894 N.E.D. at Fall Mod. Her eyes have fallen in. 1906 A. Conan Doyle Sir Nigel xxvi. 322 The bowyer's round face had fallen in so that the skin hung in loose pouches under his eyes and beneath his jaws. 1935 S. Spender in Living Age Dec. 329/2 His face seemed flat and impassive,..hollowed where the toothless mouth had fallen in. 2005 Evening Standard (Nexis) 15 Mar. 30 It is used medically for filling out faces which have fallen in through ill-health. b. Of a roof, wall, building, etc.: to collapse inwards; to cave in. In later use sometimes more fully to fall in on itself. Also figurative and in figurative contexts.See also the roof falls in at roof n. Phrases 7. With quot. 1992 cf. the sky is falling at sky n.1 Phrases 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > fall down or from erect position > fall in pieces or ruins to-fallc893 fallOE to fall downc1175 tumblea1400 sinka1450 ruin1531 to fall in1611 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > collapse > inwards to sink in1530 to fall in1611 to cave in1707 to run in1747 cave1848 1611 R. Peake tr. S. Serlio 3rd Bk. Archit. f. 72v For that by meanes of the widenesse of the middlemost part, the roofe should not fall in, therefore the two Pilasters were left in the middle. 1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2265 By a new Earth-quake the Top or Turret of Mount Ætna..fell in. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 93 Thinking that the Top of my Cave was falling in. 1768 J. Byron Narr. Patagonia 212 We expected..the roof and walls of our prison to fall in upon us, and crush us to pieces. 1829 H. H. Milman Hist. Jews III. xvi. 46 During the night, the wall suddenly fell in with a terrific noise. 1888 Building 25 Aug. 58/2 The entire tower fell in on itself. 1890 C. B. Pitman tr. A. Boscowitz Earthquakes 211 The houses which had only partially fallen in continued to collapse. 1923 P. Guedalla Masters & Men i. 44 A man pulled a Browning pistol on an Archduke, and Europe fell in on itself. 1953 C. Beaton Diary in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xix. 280 If the wall should in fact fall in, conking me on the head with great slabs of plaster, [etc.]. 1992 Daily Tel. 24 July 3/1 Women feel as though their world has fallen apart or the sky has fallen in. 2009 Irish Times 4 Aug. 5/4 The detached bungalow..was completely gutted by the flames and the roof had fallen in. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > be irresolute or vacillate [verb (intransitive)] > give way or give in benda1400 sink?a1513 to give over1530 to cry creak?1562 yield1576 to hold up1596 succumb1604 to give in1616 to hoist, lower, strike the topsaila1629 to cry cravena1634 to give up or cross the cudgels1654 incumb1656 to fall in1667 to knock under1670 to knock under board, under (the) table1692 to strike underc1730 knuckle down1735 to throw (also chuck) up the sponge1860 chuck up (the sponge)1864 to throw in one's hand1893 to sky the wipe (or towel)1907 to drop one's bundle1915 to throw (chuck, or toss) in the towel1915 to buckle up1927 1667 S. Pepys Diary 27 Nov. (1974) VIII. 550 The King is now fallen in and become a slave to the Duke of Buckingham. 9. a. Military. (a) intransitive. To take one's place in a military formation; to get in line. Frequently in imperative.The command was used allusively in various recruitment posters and other propaganda during the First World War (1914–18) as a call to enlist: see e.g. quot. 1914. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > position or situation > be positioned or situated [verb (intransitive)] > take up position to take (a tree) to stallc1275 pitch1535 range1582 suit1591 to take (up) (one's) station?1596 to fall in1627 to take ground1700 fix1710 to take one's (also a) perch1871 post1872 society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > form or reform [verb (intransitive)] > fall into line to fall in1627 align1781 to stand in line1788 1627 T. Kellie Pallas Armata 62 The halfe of the first Ranke falling in behind the right hand man, and the other halfe of it behind the left hand man. 1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins II. ix. 93 Nasgig..gave Orders for the whole Body..to fall in behind me. 1798 G. F. Koehler tr. C. de Warnery Remarks on Cavalry xv. 102 Those troopers who do not fall in with briskness and dispatch, should be punished. 1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley lxv. 306 ‘Fall in, fall in there lads!’ resounded along the line. 1883 G. M. Fenn Middy & Ensign xxxi. 189 The order was given to fall in, and they were soon ranged in line. 1914 Poster (Parl. Recruiting Comm. No. 12) in www.nam.ac.uk ‘Fall in.’ Answer now in your country's hour of need. ?1968 J. Perry & D. Croft Dad's Army: Scripts 2nd Ser. Episode 2. 109/1 Platoon, fall in. a2012 H. Harrison Harry Harrison! Harry Harrison! (2014) iii. 55 Back in the barracks we found our orders posted. We were to fall in on the Monday morning. (b) transitive. To arrange or draw up (troops) in formation. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (transitive)] > draw up (troops) > in line or rank rank1573 to fall in1845 1845 W. N. Hutchinson Standing Orders to Two Battalions, XXth Regiment at Bermuda 71 At the regulated hour he will fall in the men who are to draw the Company's rations, march them to the place of issue, and see that justice is done to his Company. 1888 J. H. Parke in H. M. Stanley Darkest Afr. (1890) I. xix. 464 Stanley fell in all the men. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Apr. 3/2 The marines were fallen in for rifle drill. 1940 ‘Gun Buster’ Return via Dunkirk ii. xx. 249 We..fell-in the men, and led them down to the water's edge. 2000 J. Townend Broad Oceans & Narrow Seas ii. 5 Take this lot outside and fall them in, in four ranks facing the roadway. (c) transitive (in passive). Chiefly British. to get fell in: to be put in formation; to fall in. Usually in imperative. Also in extended use.The phrase, notable because of its irregular use of the past tense form fell instead of the past participle fallen, was apparently commonly used by non-commissioned officers during the First World War (1914–18) and the Second World War (1939–45). ΚΠ 1914 New Statesman 5 Dec. 219/2 After breakfast you see that the sick ‘get fell in’ by companies to the sound of a bugle. 1918 Daily News (Perth, Austral.) 27 July 3/4 ‘Now then, you fellows, get fell in!’ says a N.C.O. of the old army irritably (you can generally tell them by their English). 1930 E. Raymond Jesting Army iii. v. 327 I was standing with the crah'd watchin' the West Essex getting fell in. 1945 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake (new ed.) 32 ‘Get fell in!’ Fall in! Common way for senior N.C.O.s to give the command. 1996 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 29 Aug. 19 To them the magazine's word is law... Get fell in. Left-right, left-right, [etc.]. 2010 Northern Echo (Nexis) 14 Aug. A tiny lance-corporal..screamed at us to get fell in, get lined up and get into the truck. b. intransitive. In extended use: to take one's place in a procession; (more generally) to begin to walk or go alongside or behind a person, vehicle, etc. Frequently with behind, beside, with. Cf. to fall into (also in) step at Phrases 1k(c). ΚΠ 1815 T. Chalmers Let. 27 Oct. in W. Hanna Mem. T. Chalmers (1851) II. 21 The ministers..must fall in at every procession. 1857 D. P. Thompson Gaut Gurley vi. 73 Throw your anchor into the stern of my canoe, and fall in behind. 1910 Secret Service 30 Dec. 2/1 ‘Follow me!’.. He walked right on. The Bradys fell in behind him. 1976 A. Brink Instant in Wind (1979) 193 Without a word..he turns and begins to stride on; she falls in beside him. 2008 Church Times 10 Oct. 16/3 I would ensure I was positioned early at the chancel step, joined by my fellow, ready for us to fall in with the bishop as he left the chancel. c. intransitive. To return home; to arrive. Chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > reaching a point or place > reach a point or place [verb (intransitive)] > arrive comeOE to come to townOE yworthOE lend11.. lightc1225 to come anovenonc1275 wina1300 'rivec1300 repaira1325 applyc1384 to come ina1399 rede?a1400 arrivec1400 attainc1400 alightc1405 to come to handc1450 unto-comec1450 apport1578 to be along1597 to drop in1609 to come ona1635 to walk in1656 land1679 engage1686 to come along1734 to get in1863 to turn up1870 to fall in1900 to lob1916 to roll up1920 to breeze in1930 to rock up1975 1900 C. L. Cullen Tales of Ex-tanks xxv. 383 He wouldn't think anything of it when we'd all fall in in a bunch at 4:27 in the morning. 1953 D. Kramer & M. Karr Teen-age Gangs 158 When he falls in at the dance tonight it won't be like anyone ever fell in before. 2003 V. O. Carter Such Sweet Thunder 11 Ruben..had to work late that Saturday. He fell in about twelve. 10. intransitive. a. Chiefly Law. Of money or property: to pass into the ownership of a particular person; spec. (of a granted property) to revert to the original owner. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > reversion > revert [verb (intransitive)] reverta1325 to turn againc1325 turn1500 to fall in1784 a1736 W. P. Williams Rep. High Court Chancery (1740) 2 80 A subsequent Contingency of Assets falling in, must not exempt the Jewels from Debts. 1784 Addit. to Luton in Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica No. 26. *60 The woman died, and all her lands fell in to the abbot and monks of St. Albans without any obstruction. 1841 H. J. Stephen New Comm. Laws Eng. I. 165 The estate which was lapsed or fallen in by the death of the last tenant. 1845 C. Herbert tr. Grotius Introd. Dutch Jurispr. ii. xxi. 147 Repudiation must take place after the inheritance falls in by death. 1885 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 30 18 The claim..would bind those assets when they fell in. 1919 Country Life 11 Oct. 462/1 He and his son had passed away before that inheritance fell in. 1970 Daily Tel. 11 Dec. (Colour Suppl.) 14 In the trade there is a strange idiom for the realisation of a reversion... The reversion is said to ‘fall in’. ‘We bought three in about 1926. Two of them fell in quite quickly.’ 2011 Financial Law Reporter (Nexis) 15 June He is the owner of that share which is defined immediately the inheritance falls in. b. Of a contract, esp. a lease: to expire; to become available for renewal. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > be at an end [verb (intransitive)] > come to an end, terminate, or expire to run outeOE endOE stintc1275 slakea1300 overpassc1350 determinec1374 overruna1393 dispend1393 failc1399 missa1400 to wear out, forth1412 stanchc1420 to come outa1450 terminea1450 expire?c1450 finish1490 conclude1593 upclose1603 terminate1608 to shut up1609 to wind off1650 stop1733 to fall in1771 close1821 to blaze out1884 outgive1893 to play out1964 1771 London Mag. Mar. 154/2 As fast as any lease fell in, the Portland family took possession of them. 1815 W. Combe Hist. Univ. Cambr. II. 59 No lease had fallen in during the thirty years that he had the chancellorship of York. 1894 App. Jrnls. House of Representatives N.Z. (1st Sess. 12th Parl.) II. F.–2. 9 The present contract falls in in November next. 1948 G. W. Southgate Eng. Econ. Hist. (new ed.) xx. 172 When a lease fell in, a landlord was able to demand a higher rent for its renewal. 2003 Estates Gaz. (Nexis) 5 Apr. 46 Leases fall in over next few years and GPE is putting breaks in new leases in 2005. ΚΠ 1789 Crit. Rev. Oct. 317 In M. de Calonne's administration 600 millions of debt had fallen in; and it was supposed that he traced the deficit very high to conceal his own faults. 11. intransitive. to fall in for: to receive; to incur; to come in for. Cf. in for at in adv. Phrases 2, to come in for at come v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] wieldeOE haveeOE ofgoOE oweOE addlec1175 winc1175 avela1200 to come by ——a1225 covera1250 oughtc1275 reachc1275 hentc1300 purchasec1300 to come to ——c1330 getc1330 pickc1330 chevise1340 fang1340 umbracec1350 chacche1362 perceivea1382 accroacha1393 achievea1393 to come at ——a1393 areach1393 recovera1398 encroach?a1400 chevec1400 enquilec1400 obtainc1422 recurec1425 to take upc1425 acquirea1450 encheve1470 sortise1474 conques?a1500 tain1501 report1508 conquest1513 possess1526 compare1532 cough1550 coff1559 fall1568 reap1581 acquist1592 accrue1594 appurchasec1600 recoil1632 to get at ——1666 to come into ——1672 rise1754 net1765 to fall in for1788 to scare up1846 access1953 the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > receive [verb (transitive)] > be given underfoc888 afangOE underfongc1175 getc1300 latchc1300 undertake1393 receivea1400 to take up1639 to come into ——1672 to fall in for1788 society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > be responsible for [verb (transitive)] > become liable for score1592 contract1719 to fall in for1788 1788 W. Taplin Gentleman's Stable Directory 71 Such [horses]..fall in for a much greater proportion of work than care. 1824 New Monthly Mag. 10 514 The young Hibernian Academy has fallen in for a legacy of twenty or thirty thousand. 1853 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 14 ii. 465 Those pigs having flourished most which had fallen in for the lion's share. 1864 A. Trollope Small House at Allington I. xvi. 157 ‘I did not mean to fall in for all this,’ said Crosbie, to himself. 1901 Washington Post 31 July The chamber of commerce fell in for its share of harsh criticism, but perhaps unjustly. 1963 Irish Times 16 Jan. 8/2 Seventeen years later she fell in for an additional £1,500. 2001 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 7 Dec. 19 The council..looks likely to fall in for some criticism. < as lemmas |
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