English Phrasal Verbs – fall Posted on March 29, 2011 by admin These exercises are about using the verb ‘to fall’ combined with particles Here are some of the most common: ‘to fall apart’ means to break into pieces because it is badly made It was a cheap dress The first time I wore it, it fell apart I had terrible problems assembling the shelves, then they fell apart as soon as I put something on them ‘to fall apart’ also means to stop working properly or efficiently The group fell apart when two or three members left and no one replaced them Without Joe’s leadership, the department just fell apart and was unable to work as it had before ‘to fall back on something’ means to use something when everything else has failed, to use something reliable If I don’t get this job, I don’t have any savings to fall back on They don’t have very much capital to fall back on if this venture fails ‘to fall behind’ means to something more slowly than others so that you are behind I couldn’t walk as fast as everyone else and soon fell behind When she fell behind the other runners, no one thought she would catch up and win the race ‘to fall behind’ also means to not be on schedule We didn’t want to fall behind so we worked late into the night The problems we have had mean that we have fallen behind and won’t meet the deadline ‘to fall down’ means to go from a vertical position to the ground The old oak tree in the garden fell down in the storm I slipped on the sidewalk and fell down and hurt my back ‘to fall down’ means an argument or an idea is not complete or doesn’t work That’s where your argument falls down What you say isn’t logical This is the difficult part where everyone falls down Nobody knows how to it ‘to fall for’ means to fall in love with He is besotted He has really fallen for her in a big way He fell for her the first time he saw her and asked her to marry him the second time! ‘to fall for’ also means to be taken in by a trick or something that is not true That is such an obvious lie Nobody is going to fall for that He told me he was going to invest the money for me and I fell for it exercise1 English Phrasal Verbs fall part Posted on April 1, 2011 by admin These English phrasal verb exercises continue looking at ‘to fall’ combined with particles Here are some more of the most common: ‘to fall in with’ means to become friendly with a group He stopped going to school when he fell in with a bad crowd At university, she fell in with a group that introduced her to the theatre ‘to fall into’ a category or group means that it belongs to that group It isn’t a romantic comedy or a drama It doesn’t really fall into either category The work falls into three distinct parts; administrative, planning and financial ‘to fall off’ means to separate from something it was attached to When I got home I was surprised to see that picture had fallen off the wall I still haven’t picked up the apples that fell off during the strong winds last week ‘to fall off’ also means to become less or lower Demand for our products is falling off in Europe although it remains high in America The number of tourists falls off during the wet season but quickly goes back up as soon as it is over ‘to fall out’ means to have an argument and no longer be friendly with that person It’s not that important I don’t want to fall out over it They fell out over money when they started a business together and haven’t spoken since ‘to fall out’ also means something drops to the ground from the container it was in When I opened the cupboard, it fell out and broke on the floor I held on very tightly to the side of the boat I couldn’t swim so I didn’t want to fall out ‘to fall over’ means to become unbalanced and end up lying on the ground I tripped on the edge of the sidewalk and fell over into the road During the play, some of the stage set fell over and hit one of the actors on the head ‘to fall through’ is used about a plan or arrangement that goes wrong and cannot be completed ` I’m not doing anything this weekend Our plans have fallen through The deal fell through when the seller started demanding too much money ... argument falls down What you say isn’t logical This is the difficult part where everyone falls down Nobody knows how to it to fall for’ means to fall in love with He is besotted He has really fallen... theatre to fall into’ a category or group means that it belongs to that group It isn’t a romantic comedy or a drama It doesn’t really fall into either category The work falls into three... asked her to marry him the second time! to fall for’ also means to be taken in by a trick or something that is not true That is such an obvious lie Nobody is going to fall for that He told me