The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort.
When the big bills for Mother's hospital care came, Joe was glad he had money in the bank to fall back on.
If Mr. Jones can't find a job as a teacher, he can fall back on his skill as a printer.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
fall back upon — index resort Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fall back upon — phrasal see fall back on * * * fall back (up)on To have recourse to as an expedient or resource in reserve • • • Main Entry: ↑fall … Useful english dictionary
fall back upon — phrasal see fall back on … New Collegiate Dictionary
fall back upon — verb To fall back on … Wiktionary
To fall back upon — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fall back upon — turn to for help … English contemporary dictionary
fall\ back\ on — • fall back on • fall back upon v 1. To retreat to. The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort. 2. To go for help to; turn to in time of need. When the big bills for Mother s hospital care came, Joe was glad he had… … Словарь американских идиом
fall back on — RESORT TO, turn to, look to, call on, have recourse to; rely on, depend on, lean on. → fall * * * phrasal or fall back upon 1. : to retreat to (a stronger position) 2. : to have recourse to … Useful english dictionary
fall back on — or[fall back upon] v. 1. To retreat to. * /The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort./ 2. To go for help to; turn to in time of need. * /When the big bills for Mother s hospital care came, Joe was glad he had money in … Dictionary of American idioms
fall back on — or[fall back upon] v. 1. To retreat to. * /The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort./ 2. To go for help to; turn to in time of need. * /When the big bills for Mother s hospital care came, Joe was glad he had money in … Dictionary of American idioms
