fall to

fall to [fol]
principiar a comer con ansia, irarse sobre; someterse, ponerse a hacer algo.

fall to
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
1 (begin)
to fall to doing sth empezar ponerse a hacer algo;or he fell to wondering if/to thinking (about) ... empezó a preguntarse si/a pensar (en) ...
2 (be one's duty) corresponder a; tocar a
it falls to me to say ... me corresponde a mí decir ...; the responsibility falls to you la responsabilidad es tuya recae en ti;or
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
(begin working) ponerse a trabajar; (begin eating) empezar a comer
fall to! ¡a ello!; ¡vamos!

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