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Fall in   /fɔl ɪn/   Listen
Fall in

verb
1.
Break down, literally or metaphorically.  Synonyms: break, cave in, collapse, founder, give, give way.  "The business collapsed" , "The dam broke" , "The roof collapsed" , "The wall gave in" , "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
2.
To take one's place in a military formation or line.
3.
Become part of; become a member of a group or organization.  Synonyms: get together, join.



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"Fall in" Quotes from Famous Books



... echoing along the streets and through the halls of the Gerard House. The accoutrements and garments that had been doffed in readiness for sleep were hastely resumed; and at the word "Fall in," every man ...
— The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 5 • Various

... but now the sons of the Greeks bear it in their hands, even they who maintain the laws of Zeus; as surely as it shall never again have bark, or leaves, or shoot, so surely shall the Greeks one day miss Achilles, when they fall in heaps before the dreadful Hector; and thou shalt eat thy heart for rage, to think that thou hast wronged ...
— The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) • Various

... the edge of the gulf which received the torrent, and thence looked at the horse-shoe fall in profile; it seems like awful daring to stand close beside it, and raise one's eyes to its immensity. I think the point the most utterly inconceivable to those who have not seen it, is the centre of the horse-shoe. The force of the torrent converges there, and as the heavy mass pours ...
— Domestic Manners of the Americans • Fanny Trollope

... because of their own people that were among them; and yet, if they should admit them, they expected to perish with them, which came to pass accordingly; for as they were crowding together at the wall, the Roman horsemen were just ready to fall in with them. However, the guards prevented them, and shut the gates, when Placidus made an assault upon them, and fighting courageously till it was dark, he got possession of the wall, and of the people that were in the city, ...
— The Wars of the Jews or History of the Destruction of Jerusalem • Flavius Josephus

... Of spirit so still and quiet that her motion Blush'd at herself; and she,—in spite of nature, Of years, of country, credit, everything,— To fall in love with what she fear'd to look on! It is judgement maim'd and most imperfect That will confess perfection so could err Against all rules of nature; and must be driven To find out practices of cunning hell, Why this should be. I therefore vouch again, That with some mixtures powerful o'er the ...
— Othello, the Moor of Venice • William Shakespeare


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