fall on
(alsofall upon
literary) 1 (v + prep) start eating sth hungrily TRANSITIVEthey fell on the food phlac siad an bia iontu, luigh siad isteach ar an mbia, d'alp siad siar an bia 2 (v + prep) start doing/using sth eagerly TRANSITIVEthe mechanics fell on the car thug na meicneoirí faoin gcarr le fonnshe fell on the first excuse she could find d'úsáid sí an chéad leithscéal ar chuimhnigh sí airTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 (v + prep) MIL suddenly attack TRANSITIVEionsaigh verb tabhair faoi PhrV 4 (v + prep) suddenly seize sb TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV greim a fháil ar VP the bullies fell on the boy rug na bulaithe ar an mbuachaill, rug na bulaithe greim ar an mbuachaill 5 (v + prep) suddenly hug TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV she fell on him to welcome him home rug sí barróg air le fáilte a chur abhaile roimhe, d'fháisc sí lena hucht é chun fáilte a chur abhaile roimhe 6 (v + prep) eyes: look towards TRANSITIVEhis eyes fell on the painting leag sé a shúil ar an bpictiúr, d'amharc sé ar an bpictiúr 7 (v + prep) be responsibility of TRANSITIVEthe burden fell on me is ormsa a thit sé, is ar mo chrannsa a thit séthe obligation falls on the employee ar an bhfostaí atá an dualgas → féach fall