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fall into

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Verb1.fall into - be included in or classified as; "This falls under the rubric 'various'"
fall under
constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"


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Thus, if you order your men to roll up their buff-coats, and make forced marches without halting day or night, covering double the usual distance at a stretch, doing a hundred LI in order to wrest an advantage, the leaders of all your three divisions will fall into the hands of the enemy.
The Art of War by Sun, Tzu View in context
"It is well," continued Jav, "that you did not fall into the hands of an etherealist.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
A Dove sitting on a tree overhanging the water plucked a leaf and let it fall into the stream close to her.
Fables by Aesop View in context
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