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单词 fall behind
释义

fall behind

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verb (intr, adverb)

to drop back; fail to keep up
to be in arrears, as with a payment

Words nearby fall behind

fall apart, fall asleep, fall away, fallback, fall back on, fall behind, fall between the cracks, fallboard, fall by the wayside, fall down, fallen
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with fall behind

fall behind

Also, get behind.

1

Lag, fail to keep up, as in You really must keep up with the others; if you fall behind you could get lost. [First half of 1500s]

2

Be financially in arrears, as in He fell behind in his payments. [Mid-1800s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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