Phrasal verbs with 'FALL'

FALL ABOUT – to laugh very hard.

Jake has a very dark sense of humor but every time he jokes he makes everyone fall about laughing.

FALL APART – to break into pieces/to fail, to stop functioning/to lose control over emotions.

I love this book so much and I’ve read it so many times that it’s starting to fall apart. It’s about people whose marriage fell apart after some horrible events had happened in their family. Every time I read it I just fall apart.

FALL AWAY – to separate from smth and fall/to become lower, smaller, weaker.

As the centuries went by, the fresco paintings started to fall away and people even made petitions to renovate the church. But after a while the interest of the public fell away.

FALL BACK – to move back, retreat.

“Fall back! It’s a trap!” The captain cried.

FALL BEHIND (–, on, with) – to do smth slower, less effective than someone else (or than expected)/to fail to do smth on time.

If the economic situation doesn’t get better, the company will fall behind and many people will lose their jobs. I hope they don’t fire me, ‘cause I’ve already fallen behind on my rent.

FALL DOWN – to fall to the ground/to prove unsuccessful, to fail.

Once, when Marty was a kid, he tried to glue back the leaves that were falling down in October, because he didn’t want the trees to be naked. Needless to say, his brilliant plan fell down.

FALL FOR – to start having romantic feelings towards someone / to be tricked, to believe smth that is not true.

I fell for you because I thought you were a great person. But now I know you’re all fake and I won’t fall for your lies anymore.

FALL IN – to form lines (in the army).

The captain ordered the troops to fall in.

FALL INTO – to start doing smth without planning to do it/to be a part of a type, category.

Some people plan their every action and some just fall into stuff by chance. I definitely fall into the second category.

FALL OFF – to become lower, smaller/to fall from smth to the ground.

Paul Flunky’s ratings have been falling off since he fell off the bike while being drunk.

FALL ON (UPON) – to start using (or eating) smth as soon as you can get your hands on it / to be one’s responsibility.

The kids fell on the chicken wings as soon as they entered the kitchen. And, of course, all the clean-up fell on me.

FALL OUT – to become loose and separate from smth/to break the lines (in the army)/(with) to no longer have a good relationship with someone after an argument.

Scott was so stressed that his hair started to fall out. He kept having these dreams where the sergeant shouted orders to the soldiers over and over again and he couldn’t wake up until he heard the order to fall out. Scott wished he’d never fallen out with his parents and enlisted in the army.

FALL OVER – to trip over smth and fall or almost fall/to fall to the side/to stop working unexpectedly (about software).

You won’t believe the day I’m having. First, I burned my breakfast and then I fell over my dog when I ran to turn the stove off. Then I brushed against the coat rack on my way out of the kitchen and it fell over and broke my favorite vase. And as a cherry on top, the software I use for work keeps falling over. Man, at this point I feel like I’m cursed.

FALL THROUGH – to fail to happen, to fail to be completed.

The Hawkers wanted to sell their business but the deal fell through at the very last minute.

FALL TO – to become one’s responsibility.

It fell to Justin to explain the circumstances of the event to everyone.

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