fall+back
51fall back — move back, go back The runner fell back from the rest of the runners when the race was half over …
52fall back — Syn: retreat, withdraw, back off, draw back, pull back, move away …
53fall back on — have recourse to when in difficulty. → fall …
54fall back — retreat. → fall …
55fall back on — verb To turn to as a substitute. So I fell back on the simple methods of the plainsman and Indian and jogged along on their trail …
56fall back — /ˌfɔ:l bæk/ verb to become lower or cheaper after rising in price ● Shares fell back in light trading …
57fall back — /ˌfɔ:l bæk/ verb to become lower or cheaper after rising in price ● Shares fell back in light trading …
58To fall back — 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.… …
59To fall back on — 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.… …
60To 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.… …