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1 ride for a fall
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2 fall
n. buiteling; afgang, val; ineenstorting; lawine; herfst; waterval; verleiding; afdaling; (gedurende aanval) landing van elke raket (geworpen gedurende het conflict tussen Israël en de Hizbollah in juli-augustus 2006)--------v. vallen; dalen; verminderen; omkeren, dichtbij komen; ruimte makenfall1[ fo:l] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:ride for a fall • zijn ondergang tegemoet gaanthe Fall (of man) • de zondeval————————fall21 vallen ⇒ om/neervallen, invallen 〈 van duisternis〉; afnemen, dalen 〈 van prijzen, barometer, stem〉; aflopen, afhellen 〈 van land〉2 ten onder gaan ⇒ vallen; sneuvelen; ingenomen worden 〈 van stad, fort〉; zijn (hoge) positie verliezen; 〈 religie〉 zondigen, onteerd worden 〈 van vrouw〉6 raken♦voorbeelden:fall to pieces • in stukken/kapot vallen 〈 ook figuurlijk〉fall on one's sword • zich op zijn zwaard stortenit fell on my way • het kwam op mijn padthe wind fell • de wind nam af, ging liggen〈 informeel〉 fall about (laughing/with laughter) • omrollen/omvallen (van het lachen)something to fall back on • iets om op terug te vallenfall over • omvallen〈 informeel〉 fall over backwards • zich uitsloven, zich in allerlei bochten wringenfall through • mislukkenthe town fell to the enemy • de stad viel in handen van de vijandfall for • zich laten overtuigen door, erin trappen; vallen op, verliefd worden opit fell to me to put the question • het was aan mij de vraag te stellenfall from grace • uit de gratie rakenNick's name fell • Nicks naam viel/werd genoemdfall asleep • in slaap vallenfall flat • niet inslaan, mislukkenfall short (of) • tekortschieten (voor), niet voldoen (aan)fall in love (with) • verliefd worden (op)→ fall away fall away/, fall down fall down/, fall in fall in/, fall into fall into/, fall in with fall in with/, fall off fall off/, fall out fall out/, fall to fall to/, let let/1 worden♦voorbeelden:fall silent • stil worden/vallen
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ride for a fall — If sxomeone is riding for a fall, they are taking great risks that are likely to end in a disaster … The small dictionary of idiomes
ride for a fall — phrasal : to court danger : behave recklessly * * * ride for a fall To court disaster • • • Main Entry: ↑ride … Useful english dictionary
ride for a fall — phrasal to court disaster … New Collegiate Dictionary
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ride for a fall — Act recklessly, so making disaster almost inevitable … A concise dictionary of English slang
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be riding for a fall — informal be acting in a reckless or arrogant way that invites defeat or failure * * * be riding for a fall see ↑ride, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fall be riding for a fall informal : to be doing something that is likely to lead to failure or disaster… … Useful english dictionary
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riding for a fall — phrase too confident or taking too many risks, so that you are likely to fail badly Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym describing arrogant and over confident people or behavioursynonym Main entry: ride … Useful english dictionary