To fall back upon

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(Mil.)	To retreat for safety to (a stronger position in the rear, as to a fort or a supporting body of troops).
	To have recourse to (a reserved fund, a more reliable alternative, or some other available expedient or support).

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No references found			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 It had once or twice crossed his mind that possibly there was some deficiency in Dorothea to account for the moderation of his abandonment; but he was unable to discern the deficiency, or to figure to himself a woman who would have pleased him better; so that there was clearly no reason to fall back upon but the exaggerations of human tradition. Middlemarch by Eliot, George 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 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 feel the helm			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 To feel one's oats

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