if something falls into someone’s hands, they get it, usually by chance
if you fall into step beside someone, you start walking beside them
to be able to be devided into several groups, categories, parts, etc.
to be caught by someone, or to come under their control
to refer to a certain group, category, part, etc.
to start doing something by chance
to start having a conversation with someone, especially someone you have just met
All the western provinces had fallen into enemy hands.
My talk falls into three parts.
She fell into modelling quite by accident.
We don’t want this information to fall into the wrong hands.
You either love or hate the book. Each of us falls into the former category.
falls into
falling into
fell into
fallen into
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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