fall in with

fall in with
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "fall in with":
present tense I/you/we/they fall in with he/she/it falls in with present participle falling in with past tense fell in with past participle fallen in with
1) fall in with something to accept or agree with someone else's ideas, way of behaving etc

I tried to fall in with the general mood of celebration.

2) fall in with someone to become friends with someone

She fell in with a group of troublemakers.


English dictionary. 2014.

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