Fall back Common

Fall back has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

fall backwards and down

fall back

hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

lag dawdle fall back fall behind

move back and away from

"The enemy fell back"

fall back

retreat

fall back drop off fall behind recede

have recourse to

"The government resorted to rationing meat"

fall back resort recur

go back to bad behavior

"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

relapse lapse recidivate regress retrogress fall back

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall,‎ back.

Example Sentences

"The enemy fell back" verb

"The government resorted to rationing meat" verb

"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" verb