fall to

The phrase 'fall to' has diverse meanings, ranging from beginning an activity to becoming responsible for something.

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Definition

B2General

(common)To start doing something with enthusiasm or energy.

Example

After the announcement, everyone fell to working on the project.
They fell to eating as soon as the food was served.

C1Responsibility

(formal)To become someone's duty or responsibility.

Example

It fell to her to organize the event.
The task of informing the team fell to him.

C1Emotional

(literary)To succumb or yield to an emotion or temptation.

Example

She fell to despair after hearing the news.
He fell to temptation and ate the entire cake.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "fall to":

fall into fall in fall on fall down fall due fall together fall through fall to the ground fall for fall down on fall out fall off fall back fall over fall upon fall away drop into fall up drop behind fall behind go down fall to pieces take a tumble take the fall fall into oneself come down drop in fall foul fall from grace come down to fall apart drop down fall in with drop off falling together falling out fall in love fruit fall take a dive drop back get down fall off one's perch fall into a trap fall flat on one's face go down with come a cropper go under flake out bring down come under come down on fall in line drop the ball cave in bring down on rise above move down let down keel over falling leaf slip off fall asleep drop out get down on turn to cast down down to flunk out step down pass out pull down fail at life come to go down like a lead zeppelin slip in go to pot