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• fall upon — verb find unexpectedly the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑light upon, ↑chance upon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• come upon — verb 1. find unexpectedly (Freq. 10) the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑light upon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• chance upon — verb find unexpectedly the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑light upon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• light upon — verb find unexpectedly the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑chance upon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• happen upon — verb find unexpectedly (Freq. 1) the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) — is a popular song.The music was written by Isham Jones, the lyrics by Gus Kahn. The song was published in 1924. It was first introduced by Al Jolson. The song was performed in the 1951 film I ll See You in My Dreams, starring Doris Day and Danny… …   Wikipedia

• набрасываться — НАБРАСЫВАТЬСЯ1, несов. (сов. наброситься), на кого что. Подвергать (подвергнуть) кого , что л. нападению, быстро, стремительно двигаясь, в один прием, без перерыва; Син.: накидываться, нападать [impf. to attack, assault; * to go for somebody,… …   Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов

• нападать — НАПАДАТЬ1, несов. (сов. напасть), на кого что. Подвергать (подвергнуть) кого, что л. агрессии, совершая быстрое, стремительное действие, предпринятое против кого , чего л., с целью захвата, нанесения урона, ущерба и т. п. [impf. to attack,… …   Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов

• come — come1 W1S1 [kʌm] v past tense came [keım] past participle come ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(go with somebody)¦ 3¦(travel to a place)¦ 4¦(post)¦ 5¦(happen)¦ 6¦(reach a level/place)¦ 7¦(be produce …   Dictionary of contemporary English