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rest on someone's shoulders — fall/rest/on someone’s shoulders phrase to be someone’s responsibility All the work of caring for the children fell on her shoulders. Thesaurus: to be someone s responsibilitysynonym Main entry: shoulder … Useful english dictionary
fall — fall1 [ fɔl ] (past tense fell [ fel ] ; past participle fall|en [ fɔlən ] ) verb intransitive *** ▸ 1 move downward quickly ▸ 2 become lower in amount ▸ 3 change to another state ▸ 4 lose power/control ▸ 5 hang down ▸ 6 belong to group/activity… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fall — 1 verb, past tense fell past participle fallen 1 MOVE DOWNWARDS (I) to move downwards from a higher position to a lower position: The rain had started falling again. (+out of/from/on): Wyatt fell from a second floor window. (+down): I m always… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fall */*/*/ — I UK [fɔːl] / US [fɔl] verb [intransitive] Word forms fall : present tense I/you/we/they fall he/she/it falls present participle falling past tense fell UK [fel] / US past participle fallen UK [ˈfɔːlən] / US [ˈfɔlən] 1) to move quickly downwards… … English dictionary
fall — [c]/fɔl / (say fawl) verb (fell, fallen, falling) –verb (i) 1. to descend from a higher to a lower place or position through loss or lack of support; drop. 2. to come down suddenly from a standing or erect position: to fall on one s knees. 3. to… …
fall — fall, drop, sink, slump, subside are comparable when they mean to go or to let go downward freely. They are seldom close synonyms, however, because of various specific and essential implications that tend to separate and distinguish them. Fall,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fall — [[t]fɔ͟ːl[/t]] ♦ falls, falling, fell, fallen 1) VERB If someone or something falls, they move quickly downwards onto or towards the ground, by accident or because of a natural force. [V prep] Her father fell into the sea after a massive heart… … English dictionary
fall — verb (past fell; past participle fallen) 1》 move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control. ↘(fall off) become detached and drop to the ground. ↘hang down. ↘slope downwards. ↘(of a person s face) show… … English new terms dictionary
Warning someone — There are several ways of warning someone not to do something. In conversation, you can say I wouldn t ... if I were you . I wouldn t drink that if I were you. A weaker way of warning is to say I don t think you should... or I don t think you… … Useful english dictionary
warning someone — There are several ways of warning someone not to do something. In conversation, you can say I wouldn t ... if I were you . I wouldn t drink that if I were you. A weaker way of warning is to say I don t think you should... or I don t think you… … Useful english dictionary
