To fall back

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	To recede or retreat; to give way. - Addison.
	To fail of performing a promise or purpose; not to fulfill.

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ebb away ebb down ebb off ebb out fall fall apart fall away fall back fall behind fall down fall flat fall for fall from grace fall in fall in with fall short fall through falling get behind			She used to complain to me that she had nothing to fall back upon, that girls usually fall back upon; and I don't see how she is to have got over that since. Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context I tender it before you all, enjoining you all to fall back with me upon the coast of France, in such a way as not to compromise the safety of the forces his majesty has confided to me. The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context It was impossible to have given less encouragement than he had done to such a doctrine, but if we had not had the doctrine to fall back upon we should have deprived each other of some of our finest exhibitions. Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context			To employ one's self To end in smoke To end up To endeavor one's self To enjoy one's self To enlarge an order To enlarge one's self To enlarge the heart To enter on the boards To enter the lists To exert one's self To exhibit a foundation or prize To exibit an essay To experience religion To explain away To extract the root To face (a thing) out To face down to face the music To fag out To fall aboard of To fall abroad of To fall among To fall astern To fall away To fall back To fall back upon To fall calm To fall down To fall flat To fall foul To fall foul of To fall from To fall from grace To fall home To fall in To fall in with To fall into one's hands To fall off To fall through To fang a pump To farm let To fasten a charge upon To fasten one's eyes upon To father on To feather an oar To feather one's nest To feather the oars To feel after To feel at home To feel one's oats			To enter the lists TO EPR To Err is Human To err is human to forgive divine To Escape To To Excel in Life to excess to excess to excess to excess To exert one's self To exhibit a foundation or prize To exibit an essay To experience religion To explain away To extract the root to face to face to face to face to face To face (a thing) out To face down to face the music To fag out To fall aboard of To fall abroad of To fall among To fall astern To fall away To fall back To fall back upon To fall calm To fall down To fall flat To fall foul To fall foul of To fall from To fall from grace To fall home To fall in To fall in with To fall into one's hands To fall off To fall through To fang a pump To farm let To fasten a charge upon To fasten one's eyes upon To father on To feather an oar To feather one's nest To feather the oars To feel after To feel at home

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