fall into
Tumble down into
Fall into describes entering something by descent—literal or figurative.
You can fall into a hole, fall into debt, or fall into bad habits.
The phrase often suggests arriving somewhere unintentionally or gradually: She fell into teaching after college.
To fall into a category is to belong there.
To fall into place is for things to suddenly make sense or work out.
Sudden steep descent
- descendMove to lower position
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
- dropFall or release
- slipMinor error or misstep
slide · dive · sink · plummet · stumble · topple · pitch · collapse
Cause gradual growth
- adoptTake as one's own
- acquireGain possession of
- formShape or document
- establishCreate formally, permanently
settle · drift · slide · slip · gravitate · lapse · regress · revert
plunge
Sudden steep descent
slip · slide · dive · sink · plummet · stumble · topple · pitch · collapse · land
develop
Cause gradual growth
establish · settle · drift · slide · slip · gravitate · lapse · regress · revert · default
yield
Produce or relinquish
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- give inCease resistance, concede
- capitulateYield under pressure
submit · succumb · cave · buckle · relent · acquiesce · defer · comply · bow · fold
belong
Be rightly placed
group · slot · place · rank · categorize · divide · separate · organize · come under
- discoveryfind, finding, discovery, discover, finding out
fall intoget out of
Escape or avoid obligation
snap out of · shake off · avoid · steer clear of · sidestep
fall intosnap out of
Suddenly recover from stupor
rise above · shake off · overcome · transcend · get over
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