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fall for something — fall for (something) to believe something that is not true. I stupidly fell for his story until someone told me he was already married. Related vocabulary: hook, line, and sinker Etymology: based on the phrase fall for something hook, line, and… … New idioms dictionary
fall for something hook, line and sinker — fall for (something) hook, line and sinker to completely believe something someone tells you which is not true. I told him I needed the money for my baby, and he fell for it hook, line and sinker … New idioms dictionary
fall for — (something) to believe something that is not true. I stupidly fell for his story until someone told me he was already married. Related vocabulary: hook, line, and sinker Etymology: based on the phrase fall for something hook, line, and sinker (=… … New idioms dictionary
take the fall for something — take the fall for (someone/something) mainly American, informal to accept the blame for something bad or not legal that another person has done. Bob ll take the fall for the director he d do anything to save his boss … New idioms dictionary
take the fall for something — take the fall (for (someone/something)) to accept responsibility for something. The team s general manager takes the fall when the team loses but gets a lot of credit when they do well … New idioms dictionary
take the fall (for something) — take the ˈfall (for sb/sth) idiom (informal, especially NAmE) to accept responsibility or punishment for sth that you did not do, or did not do alone • He took the fall for his boss and resigned. • Who will take the fall for the scandal? … Useful english dictionary
fall for hook, line and sinker — fall for (something) hook, line and sinker to completely believe something someone tells you which is not true. I told him I needed the money for my baby, and he fell for it hook, line and sinker … New idioms dictionary
fall for — verb 1. fall in love with; become infatuated with (Freq. 1) She fell for the man from Brazil • Hypernyms: ↑change • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody 2. be deceive … Useful english dictionary
fall for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fall for : present tense I/you/we/they fall for he/she/it falls for present participle falling for past tense fell for past participle fallen for 1) fall for someone to be very attracted to someone and to… … English dictionary
fall over something — ˌfall ˈover sb/sth derived no passive to hit your foot against sth when you are walking and fall, or almost fall Syn: trip over • I rushed for the door and fell over the cat in the hallway. see also ↑fall … Useful english dictionary
