fall victim

fall victim

To fall prey to something. I fell victim to peer pressure, and I started drinking at the party. Please be careful not to fall victim to senioritis—you can't stop doing your work this close to graduation.
See also: fall, victim
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fall ˈvictim (to something)

(written) be injured, damaged or killed by something: Many plants have fallen victim to the sudden frost.
See also: fall, victim
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • victim
  • fall by the wayside
  • fall by the wayside, to
  • fall overboard
  • slide over
  • fall to pieces
  • fall off
  • fall in on
  • fall in on (someone or something)
  • fallen
References in classic literature
The other nine hundred and seventy-nine die violent deaths in duels, in hunting, in aviation and in war; but perhaps by far the greatest death loss comes during the age of childhood, when vast numbers of the little Martians fall victims to the great white apes of Mars.
Staff in high street branches have been trained to spot signs of when a customer could be about to fall victim to a fraud.
Another discussant, Oyindamola Bamgbose, the Oyo State Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), charged young people, especially girls, to keep themselves busy as well as productive in order not to fall victim of human traffickers.
The force released the figures after an elderly couple fromNorthwichwere the latest to fall victim to a scam - losing a large amount of money.
The Javelin study also discovered that children who had been bullied online were nine times more likely to fall victim to identity fraud than those who weren't, with incident rates of 6.67 percent and 0.72 percent, respectively.
It would tragedy for University's to fall victim current cost-Roger Godsiff, MP for Hall Green, said: "The Open University was one of the finest and most lasting achievements of the Harold Wilson Roger government.
However, unlike other girls Janani Rao refused to fall victim to Majid's online threats as she had not sent any photo or indulged in any objectionable chatting.
TEHRAN (FNA)- The United Nations voiced alarm over a spike in the number of children who fall victim to human trafficking, saying kids account for one third of human smuggling victims worldwide.
71 in Lahore and 46 people in shekhopora fall victim to polio virus whereas the toll has risen to 1267 in Punjab so far.
Alcohol is known to contribute to problems of disorder and anti-social behaviour but it also lowers people''s awareness levels, making them more likely to fall victim to crime.
Summary: General Security warned Lebanese citizens Friday not to fall victim to a ring involved in forging Schengen visas, adding that it had arrested one of the group's members earlier this week.
"Our guests who come here at night time often fall victim to these dogs, but no one is paying heed to our supplications for launching operation against them,' said Zaka Ullah, a teacher.
ALMOST one-in-10 British travellers now fall victim to thieves or con-men with pounds 414 taken, on average.
THE elderly are being urged not to fall victim to the bad weather this Christmas.