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fall back
verb
- to recede or retreat
- foll byon or upon to have recourse (to)
noun
- a retreat
- a reserve, esp money, that can be called upon in need
- anything to which one can have recourse as a second choice
- ( as modifier )
a fall-back position
Example Sentences
I’m used to falling back in love with the world in spring and going wild in summer, and then getting serious in the fall, getting incredibly depressed in the winter.
"I had to fall back in love with drama and acting. I literally got into a panic attack doing a stupid monologue - crying, panicking. I was shaken," she said.
The price of gold hit a record high of $3,167.57 an ounce at one point on Thursday, before falling back.
However, analysts at consultancy Cornwall Insight who monitor the energy market have predicted that the cap could fall back again in July, to close to the current level.
If you struggle to remember which way the clocks change, then this saying might help 'Spring forward, fall back'.
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