fall

fall between two stools

见 stool

fall foul (或主北美a foul)of

come into conflict with and be undermined by

与…冲突；遭…破坏

any commitment of resources is likely to fall foul of government cash limitations.

任何财力投入都可能与政府现金管制有矛盾。

fall in (或 into) line

conform with others or with accepted behaviour

与他人一致；符合行为规范

fall in (或 out of) love (with someone)

fall into place

(of a series of events or facts) begin to make sense or cohere

（一系列事件或事实）开始明晰（或衔接）起来

once he knew what to look for, the theory fell quickly into place.

一旦他明白要找的东西，这理论很快就派上用场了。

fall on stony ground

once he knew what to look for, the theory fell quickly into place.

一旦他明白要找的东西，这理论很快就派上用场了。

fall over oneself to do something

(informal)be excessively eager to do something

(非正式)极想做某事

critics and audiences fell over themselves to compliment him.

评论家和观众趋之若鹜地恭维他。

fall short (of)

(of a missile) fail to reach its target

（导弹）未击中目标

fall to pieces

fall victim to

take the fall

(N. Amer. informal)receive blame or punishment, typically in the place of another person

(北美，非正式)代人受过；当替罪羊

fall about

(Brit. informal)laugh uncontrollably

(英，非正式)抑制不住地大笑

fall apart (或 to pieces)

break up, come apart, or disintegrate

结束；分裂；解体；崩溃

their marriage is likely to fall apart.

他们的婚姻有可能破裂。

fall back on

have recourse to when in difficulty

（困难时）求助于；依靠

they normally fell back on one of three arguments.

他们通常借助三个论据之一。