11144 Spoken English II
Example: He fell for her the moment their eyes met.
Fall for = believe a lie or a piece of deception
Example: He fell for my story and allowed me yet another exten-
sion for the submission of my thesis.
Fall in = collapse
Example: The ceiling fell in hurting a lot of people.
Fall off = decrease
Example: The membership fell off dramatically when the chair-
person resigned.
Fall out = argue and be on bad terms with someone
Example: They fell out over the decision and hardly speak to each
other any more.
Fall out = lose hair
Example: He's started getting worried about baldness because his
hair is falling out rather quickly.
Fall over = fall on the ground
Example: I slipped on the ice andfell over.
Fall through = be unsuccessful
Example: The plans fell through when planning permission was
refused.
Fathom out = understand something
Example: I couldn't fathom out what she wanted from me. (Brit-
ish)
Feel up to = feel capable of doing something
Example: I'm so tired. I don't think. I feel up to going out tonight.
Fight off = fight an attacker and force them back
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