fall prey to (someone/something)

to be harmed by someone or something.

We worry that our children will fall prey to the influence of bad kids.

Patients may fall prey to dishonest salespeople who say they can cure their pain.

Usage notes: sometimes used with verbs other than fall:

These people are prey to superstition, disease, and hunger.

• drum up something
• dry run
• dry up
• ducking and diving
• duck out
• duck out of
• duck out of somewhere
• due to
• due to something
• duke it out
• dust off
• dust settles
• dust something off
• dust yourself off
• Dutch courage
• Dutch treat
• duty bound to
• duty bound to do something
• dyed-in-the-wool
• each own
• each their own
• each to her own
• each to hisown
• each to own
• eagle-eyed