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fall back on

 Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha 1 use when in difficulty transitiveaistreach he had to fall back on the bike to get to work b'éigean dó dul i muinín a rothair chun dul ag obair, ní raibh an dara rogha aige ach dul i dtuilleamaí a rothair chun dul ag obair if I lose my job, I'll have nothing to fall back on má chaillim mo phost, ní bheidh dada eile agam; má chaillim mo phost, ní bheidh cúl cinn ar bith agam I had to fall back on talking about the weather ní raibh agam ach tosú ag caint faoin aimsir 2 get help from (sb) when in difficulty transitiveaistreach we had to fall back on my mother for the rent ní raibh de rogha againn ach an cíos a fháil ó mo mháthair, b'éigean dúinn brath ar mo mháthair leis an gcíos a íoc→ fall
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