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chwytać się czegoś
fall back on VB trans
1. fall back on (in emergency):
to fall back on sth
chwytać [perf chwycić] się czegoś
to fall back on sth
uciekać [perf uciec] się do czegoś
2. fall back on (in trouble):
to fall back on sb
zdawać [perf zdać] się na kogoś
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
to fall back on sth
chwytać [perf chwycić] się czegoś
to fall back on sb
zdawać [perf zdać] się na kogoś
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
This experience led the company to fall back on performing plays for children.
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At the last chance workout, the trainers stress the fact that everyone is weighing in individually, and there is no one left to fall back on if they struggle.
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Unemployment at this time meant that people had to fall back on poor relief.
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Based on this analysis, the speaker can then either fall back on an already existing word or decide to coin a new designation.
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And thus the reproaches made against him fall back on their authors.
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