英语词组fall to是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组

fall to

释义

Idiom

fall to

Theme: BEGINNINGS

to begin (to do something).

The hungry children took their knives and forks and fell toThe carpenter unpacked his saw and hammer and fell to.The boys wanted to fight, so the coach put boxing gloves on them and told them to fall to.John fell to and cleaned up his room after he got yelled at.

Phr V

fall to

falls, falling, fell, fallen

fall to sb

if a duty or job falls to someone, it is their responsibility to do it

The job of arranging the new schedule fell to Steven.

often + to do sth

It falls to me to thank the committee for their continued support of the group.

fall to (sth/doing sth)

literary to start doing something

There was a lot of work to be done and they fell to it immediately.As we sat together, he fell to talking about the past.

phrasefall to1. fall to sb if a duty or job falls to someone, they become responsible for dealing with it or getting it done, especially when this is difficult or unpleasant: No one else wanted to do it, so the job fell to me.it fell to sb to do sth It fell to me to give her the bad news.■ SIMILAR TO: fall on2. fall to sth literary to suddenly start doing something: Everyone fell to work, and they didn't stop till midday.fall to doing sth Whenever the family got together, they always fell to arguing about politics.

fall to (someone or something)

1. To become someone's task or responsibility. My husband's been away all week, so all of the household chores have fallen to me.

2. To start to do something with energy and enthusiasm. Once I set out the paints, the kids just fell to it.

fall to someone

Fig. to become the responsibility of someone. It always falls to me to apologize first. Why does it fall to me to answer the telephone every time it rings?

fall to

to begin doing something; to prepare to do something and go to work on it. She asked for help, and everyone fell to. Fall to, you guys!

fall to

Energetically begin an activity, set to work, as in As soon as they had the right tools, they fell to work on the house. This expression is also often used to mean "begin to eat." Charles Dickens so used it in American Notes (1842): "We fall-to upon these dainties." [Late 1500s]

fall to

1. To be passed on to someone as a duty or responsibility; be incumbent upon someone: Now that your brothers and sisters are at college, it falls to you to mow the lawn.

2. To begin an activity energetically: When I entered high school, I fell to soccer with a passion.

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