fall on

fall on [fol]
sustantivo
1Echarse sobre, fajar sobre. (m)
  • To fall on one’s feet -> salir del vado
principiar alguna cosa con empeño; asaltar, embestir, acometer.

fall on
fall upon
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
1 [+accent, stress] recaer en
2 [+tax etc] incidir en
3 (Mil) caer sobre
4
to fall on one's food lanzarse sobre la comida; lanzarse a comer; people were falling on each other in delight todos se abrazaban de puro contentos
5 [+birthday, Christmas etc] caer en
6 (find) tropezar con; dar con
to fall on a way of doing sth dar por casualidad con la forma de hacer algo
7 (alight on)
my gaze fell on certain details me fijé en ciertos detalles
8 (be one's duty)

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evidently, plainly, clearly, obviously