if a duty or job falls on someone, they are responsible for doing it: The responsibility usually falls on the mother
1. attack fiercely or unexpectedly. 2. (of someone's eyes) be directed towards. 3. to meet with: "fell on hard times"
literary to suddenly attack or get hold of someone: Some of the older boys fell on him and broke his glasses
literary to eagerly start eating or using something: She fell on the food as if she hadn’t eaten for days
fall on
Silbentrennung
Fall on
Türkische aussprache
fôl ôn
Aussprache
/ˈfôl ˈôn/ /ˈfɔːl ˈɔːn/
Etymologie
[ 'fol ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin to Old High German fallan to fall and perhaps to Lithuanian pulti.