There were concerns that the weapons might fall into the hands of terrorists.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
fall into hands — fall into (someone s) hands if something falls into the hands of a dangerous person or an enemy, the dangerous person or enemy starts to own or control it. There were concerns that the weapons might fall into the hands of terrorists … New idioms dictionary
fall into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fall into : present tense I/you/we/they fall into he/she/it falls into present participle falling into past tense fell into past participle fallen into 1) fall into something to start doing something by chance … English dictionary
fall into the hands of — to come to be held or possessed by (someone) Officials are concerned that the stolen weapons may fall into the hands of terrorists. [=that terrorists may get/obtain the stolen weapons] • • • Main Entry: ↑fall fall into the hands of see ↑fall, 1 … Useful english dictionary
fall — fall1 [ fɔl ] (past tense fell [ fel ] ; past participle fall|en [ fɔlən ] ) verb intransitive *** ▸ 1 move downward quickly ▸ 2 become lower in amount ▸ 3 change to another state ▸ 4 lose power/control ▸ 5 hang down ▸ 6 belong to group/activity… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fall — 1 verb, past tense fell past participle fallen 1 MOVE DOWNWARDS (I) to move downwards from a higher position to a lower position: The rain had started falling again. (+out of/from/on): Wyatt fell from a second floor window. (+down): I m always… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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