fall in with

fall in with
1 he fell in with a bad crowd: GET INVOLVED WITH, take up with, join up with, go around with, string along with, make friends with; informal hang out/about with.
2 he won't fall in with their demands: COMPLY WITH, go along with, support, cooperate with, obey, yield to, submit to, bow to, defer to, adhere to, conform to; agree to, agree with, accept, concur with.
fall

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1) meet by chance and become involved with

he fell in with thieves

2) act in accordance with (someone's ideas or suggestions); agree to

falling in with other people's views

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fall in with [phrasal verb]
1 fall in with (someone) : to begin to spend time with (someone)

Their daughter fell in with a bad crowd.

2 fall in with (something) : to accept and act in agreement with (something)

They readily fell in with our plans.

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