Phrasal Verbs
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face up to * - fall behind in * | fall down - fall over | fall through - fill * in * | fill * out * - fit in with *
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| face up to * | - | acknowledge something difficult or embarrassing | affrontare, accettare | They will have to face up to the fact that they are no longer rich. |
| fall apart | |
break into pieces due to age of poor workmanship | andare in pezzi, disintegrarsi | My car is falling apart but I have no money to buy another one. |
| fall back on * | - | do or use something after other things have failed | ripegarsi su, ricorrere a, fare ricorso a | I can always fall back on the family business if I don't succeed as a writer. |
| fall behind | - | go slower than scheduled | rimanere indietro, farsi superare | Her frequent absences caused her to fall behind. |
| fall behind * | |
go slower than someone or something | rimanere indietro, farsi superare da | I was very tired and gradually fell behind the others. |
| fall behind in * | - | fail to produce according to schedule | non rispettare scadenze nei tempi concordati | The bank sent her a letter because she was falling behind in her payments. |
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