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fall back on

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fall back on (something)
to depend on something after a loss or failure. The family has no savings to fall back on. I fell back on skills I had learned years ago when I had to earn a living for myself.
See also: back, fall
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We are forced to fall back on fatalism as an explanation of irrational events (that is to say, events the reasonableness of which we do not understand).
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
"Fortunately you've got me to fall back on," smiled Philip, taking her hand.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
"I shall have to fall back on another Professor Woodleigh quotation to express what it has done for me," said Priscilla.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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