let fall

See: LET DROP.

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[fall in] {v.} 1. To go and stand properly in a row like soldiers. * /The captain told his men to fall in./ Contrast: [FALL OUT] (3). 2. to collapse. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[падать ниц] {v. phr.} [`padat' nic] To fall down in adoration; drop/fall/go on knees; [kiss the ground], [kiss the dust] (as the sign of strict obedience and humbleness); fall down; […] www.sky-net-eye.com

fall

[fall] See: [BOTTOM DROP OUT] or [BOTTOM FALL OUT], [RIDING FOR A FALL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[fall back on] or [fall back upon] {v. phr.} 1. To retreat to. * /The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort./ 2. To […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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