fall+upon

  • 101descend upon — fall upon, come down on, land on …

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  • 102fall on/upon — 1》 attack fiercely or unexpectedly. 2》 (of someone s eyes) be directed towards. 3》 be the responsibility of. → fall …

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  • 103fall on — the army fell on the rebels Syn: attack, assail, assault, fly at, set about, set upon; pounce upon, ambush, surprise, rush, storm, charge; informal jump, lay into, have a go at …

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  • 104Fall of America: Poems of These States, 1965-1971, The Family: The Story of Charles Manson’s Dune Buggy Attack Battalion, The — by Ed Sanders (1971)    This true crime classic, republished as The Family (Thunder’s Mouth Press 2002), rivals Vincent Bugliosi’s Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders (1974), the number one true crime best seller of all time.… …

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  • 105fall back — 1. Recede, retreat, give way, retire, yield. 2. [With on or upon.] Rally, retreat, retire …

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  • 106fall phonometer — noun : an instrument used in experimental psychology designed to furnish sounds whose intensities are in known ratios by permitting balls to drop from different heights upon plates of metal or slate …

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  • 107alight upon — Synonyms and related words: blunder upon, bump into, chance upon, come across, come among, come down on, come on, come up against, come upon, confront, descend upon, discover serendipitously, drop on, encounter, fall across, fall among, fall foul …

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  • 108light upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, arrive at, arrive upon, blunder upon, bump into, chance upon, come across, come among, come at, come down on, come on, come up against, come upon, confront, descend upon, discover serendipitously, drop on …

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  • 109come upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, appear unexpectedly, arrive at, arrive upon, be unexpected, blunder upon, bob up, bump into, chance upon, come across, come among, come at, come on, come unawares, come up against, confront, creep up on,… …

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  • 110hit upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, arrive at, arrive upon, blunder upon, bump into, chance upon, come across, come at, come down on, come on, come up against, come upon, descend upon, discover serendipitously, drop on, encounter, fall in… …

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