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fall upon VB trans

fall upon PHRVB fall on

See also fall on

fall on VB trans

1. fall on (be borne by):

to fall on sb

spadać [perf spaść] na kogoś

2. fall on (seize greedily):

to fall on sb/sth

rzucać [perf rzucić] się na kogoś/coś

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The cave is much alive and water droplets persistently fall upon the cave formations. en.wikipedia.org

Hitherto he had received but scant recognition of his services to the church, but preferment now began to fall upon him liberally. en.wikipedia.org

Drops of the liquid then fall upon the venerated object. en.wikipedia.org

His sovereign blessings fall upon the garnet and the gray! en.wikipedia.org

When walking, a horse should leave hind footprints that fall upon or outside the forefoot prints. en.wikipedia.org

A large tree may fall upon a sapling, pinning it down for a sufficient length of time to establish a permanent bend. en.wikipedia.org

Tax incidence is said to fall upon the group that ultimately bears the burden of, or ultimately has to pay, the tax. en.wikipedia.org

His sovereign blessings fall upon the garnet and gray! en.wikipedia.org

According to postulate 7, the closer an object, the more visual rays fall upon it and the more detailed or sharp it appears. en.wikipedia.org

When the flames fall upon the body, the limbs contract and the open mouth seems almost to be laughing until the contracted body slips quietly into the brazier. en.wikipedia.org

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