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fall on
vb (intr, preposition)
1. (Military) Also fall upon to attack or snatch (an army, booty, etc.) fall flat on one's face to fail, esp in a ridiculous or humiliating manner fall on one's feet to emerge unexpectedly well from a difficult situation Translations ? fall on vi +prep obj (= trip on) stone → fallen über (+acc) (= be the responsibility of, be borne by, duty, decision, task) → zufallen (+dat); (blame) → treffen (+acc); the responsibility falls on your shoulders → Sie tragen or haben die Verantwortung (= attack) → herfallen über (+acc) (= find) → stoßen auf (+acc) Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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