fall back onsomething
phrasal verbwithfallverbuk/fɔːl/us/fɑːl/fell|fallen
C2
to use something,especiallyaformoffinancialsupport, when other things havefailed:
When thebusinessfailed, we had tofallback onoursavings.
If Ilosemyjob, I'll have nothing tofallback on.
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- avail
- availyourselfofsomething
- be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
- exhaust
- gobblesomethingup
- make capital out ofsomethingidiom
- max
- max out
- mine a rich seam ofsomethingidiom
- spare
- spent
- swallow
- tap
- turn over
- turn tosomeone/something
- turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
- unblock
- underuse