- fall for someone
- fall for (someone)
to find someone attractive and begin to love them.
They met at a friend's house and fell for each other immediately.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
fall for someone
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fall for someone hook, line and sinker — fall for (someone) hook, line and sinker to fall very much in love with someone. I d never seen such a good looking bloke I just fell for him hook, line and sinker … New idioms dictionary
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fall for — (someone) to find someone attractive and begin to love them. They met at a friend s house and fell for each other immediately … New idioms dictionary
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fall for — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fall for someone, you are strongly attracted to them and start loving them. [V P n] He was fantastically handsome I just fell for him right away. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you fall for a lie or trick, you believe it or are… … English dictionary
fall for something — fall for (something) to believe something that is not true. I stupidly fell for his story until someone told me he was already married. Related vocabulary: hook, line, and sinker Etymology: based on the phrase fall for something hook, line, and… … New idioms dictionary
fall for — (something) to believe something that is not true. I stupidly fell for his story until someone told me he was already married. Related vocabulary: hook, line, and sinker Etymology: based on the phrase fall for something hook, line, and sinker (=… … New idioms dictionary
