fall into place
To become organized or happen as expected
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fall into someone's lap
To receive something unexpectedly and without effort
fall into the wrong hands
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
fall line
The point at which rivers begin to fall on their way to the sea.
Fall Liners
For example, in the Southern States of U.S.A. the fall line runs through Virginia, down to Georgia and turns across to the Mississippi, producing circumstances and problems of national importance.
fall off a truck
be stolen or acquired illegally
fall off one's chair
To be extremely surprised or shocked
fall off one's perch
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
fall off something
to drop or come down from something
fall off the back of a lorry
to be obtained illegally or by chance
fall off the back of a truck
Stolen goods, often of questionable origin
fall off the twig
to finally understand something after a long time
fall off the wagon
To resume a bad habit after quitting
fall on a grenade
Make a great sacrifice for others
fall on one's face
To fail or be defeated utterly
fall on one's sword
To take responsibility and suffer the consequences for a mistake or failure
fall on someone's neck
To embrace or welcome someone warmly and enthusiastically
fall out
to stop being friends or have a disagreement
fall out of the ugly tree and hit every branch
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
fall over
to fail or collapse completely
fall seven times, stand up eight
Persevere and continue trying despite repeated failures
fall short
Fail to meet expectations or requirements
fall through
Fail to happen or be completed as planned
fall through the cracks
To be missed or neglected due to a lack of attention or oversight
fall victim
To be harmed or affected by something
fallalls
Ornaments, chiefly women's, such as ribands, necklaces, &c.
falling out
to stop being friends or have a disagreement
falling sickness
Epilepsy, in which the patient falls suddenly to the ground. Shake- speare plays on the term: — And honest Casca, we have the falling-sickness.
falling stars
Meteors. Mohammedans believe them to be firebrands flung by good angels against evil spirits when they approach too near the gates of heaven. A wish wished as a star falls is supposed to come true.
false alarm
A warning or signal that proves to be unnecessary or incorrect
False Decretals
This purports to relate how Constantine the Great, when he retired to the Bosporus m 330, conferred all his rights, hon- ours, and property as Emperor of the West on the Pope of Rome and his successors. It is said, also, to have been confirmed by Charle- magne.
false friends are worse than open enemies
People who pretend to be friends but harm you are more dangerous than obvious enemies
false light
A misleading or deceptive appearance
false note
a discordant or inappropriate element
false quantity
A term used in prosody to denote the incorrect use of a long for a short vowel or syllable, or vice versa.
False Reynard
By this name Dryden de- scribes the Unitarians in his Hind and Panther.
fam lay
Going into a goldsmith's shop, under pretence of buying a wedding ring, and palming one or two, by daubing the hand with some viscous matter.
fam-bam
Family.
famble
A hand.
fambles
Or FAMMS, the hands.—Ancient Cant. German, FANGEN.
familiarity breeds contempt
Excessive closeness or overexposure can lead to disrespect
family
Homosexual.
family jewels
something very valuable or precious to someone
family man
A thief or receiver of stolen goods.
family member
A person related to someone by blood or marriage
family men
Or PEOPLE, thieves, or burglars.
family of love
Lewd women; also, a religious sect.
famm
A hand.
fan
A waistcoat.—Houndsditch term.
fan dance
A provocative or teasing performance
fan the flames
to make a situation or feeling worse by adding to it
fancy
The favourite sports, pets, or pastime of a person, the ton of low life. Pugilists are sometimes termed the FANCY. Shakspeare uses the word in the sense of a favourite or pet; and the paramour of a prostitute is still called her FANCY MAN.
fancy bloak
A fancy or sporting man.
fancy one's chances
to think one has a good opportunity to succeed or win
fangal
A fangirl.
fanks
Thanks.
fanning
A beating. FANNING is also stealing; CROSS-FANNING is stealing with the arms crossed so as to distract attention, as in stealing breast-pins, &c.
fanqui
A European, literally foreign devil.—Anglo-Chinese.
fantail
A dustman’s or coalheaver’s hat. So called from the shape.
fapper
masturbator