fall back on

phrase

variants or fall back upon

: to have recourse to

had to fall back on their reserves

Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fall back on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
• epsilon