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fall for someone

Fig. to fall in love with someone. I fell for her in a big way. She's gorgeous! Ted fell for Alice and they decided to get married.

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fall for something

Fig. to believe something without reservation. Surely, you don't expect me to fall for that! She fell for the excuse I gave her about getting stuck in traffic.

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fall for somebody

to find someone attractive and begin to love them They met at a friend's house and fell for each other immediately.

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fall for something

to believe something that is not true I stupidly fell for his story until someone told me he was already married.

Related vocabulary: hook, line, and sinker

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