Expression Cards
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idiom
Fall down seven times, stand up eight
Versuche es immer wieder, egal wie oft du scheiterst.
Meaning
Keep trying no matter how many times you fail.
Example
**Fall down seven times, stand up eight** — that’s the spirit of success.
idiom
fall flat
völlig scheitern
Meaning
to fail completely
Example
His idea **fell flat** because nobody liked it.
idiom
fall flat on one’s face
völlig scheitern oder sich blamieren
Meaning
to fail completely or embarrass oneself
Example
He **fell flat on his face** trying to start a new business.
idiom
fall flat on your face
vollständig auf eine peinliche Weise scheitern
Meaning
to fail completely in an embarrassing way
Example
He **fell flat on his face** during his first business attempt.
phrasal-verb
fall for
sich in jemanden verlieben; stark zu etwas hingezogen werden
Meaning
to fall in love with someone; to be strongly attracted to something
Example
He **fell for** her the moment they met.
idiom
fall for someone
sich in jemanden verlieben; romantische Gefühle entwickeln
Meaning
to start loving someone; to develop romantic feelings
Example
He **fell for** her the moment he saw her smile.
idiom
fall head over heels
sich tief verlieben
Meaning
to fall deeply in love
Example
He **fell head over heels** in love with her the moment they met.
idiom
fall head over heels for someone
sich tief in jemanden verlieben
Meaning
to fall deeply in love with someone
Example
He **fell head over heels for her** the moment they met.
phrasal-verb
fall in line
den Regeln oder Entscheidungen einer Gruppe folgen
Meaning
to follow the rules or decisions of a group
Example
New members quickly **fall in line** with the team’s culture.
idiom
fall in love
romantische Gefühle für jemanden entwickeln
Meaning
to develop romantic feelings for someone
Example
I didn't expect to **fall in love** with her so quickly.
idiom
fall in with
sich einer Gruppe oder einem Plan anschließen oder zustimmen
Meaning
to join or agree with a group or plan
Example
She decided to **fall in with** the volunteer crew for the weekend.
phrasal-verb
fall into
etwas anfangen; in einer Situation gefangen sein
Meaning
to begin doing something; to be caught in a situation
Example
She **fell into** bad habits during the lockdown.
phrasal-verb
fall into place
beginnt auf eine zufriedenstellende Weise zu passieren
Meaning
to start to happen in a satisfactory way
Example
After months of hard work, everything finally **fell into place**.
phrasal-verb
fall into recession
in eine Rezession geraten
Meaning
to enter a period of economic decline
Example
The global economy may **fall into recession** if inflation continues to rise.
phrasal-verb
fall into routine
sich an eine regelmäßige Arbeitsweise gewöhnen
Meaning
to become accustomed to a regular way of working
Example
After a few weeks, the new hires **fell into routine** easily.
idiom
Fall into the same trap
den gleichen Fehler wieder machen, oft weil man aus vergangenen Erfahrungen nichts gelernt hat
Meaning
to make the same mistake again, often due to not learning from previous experiences
Example
She **fell into the same trap** by trusting him again.
phrasal-verb
fall off
von einem höheren Ort fallen; verringern
Meaning
to drop from a higher place; to decrease
Example
Sales have **fallen off** since last month.
idiom
fall on deaf ears
wenn Ratschläge oder Beschwerden ignoriert werden
Meaning
when advice or complaints are ignored
Example
His apology **fell on deaf ears**.
idiom
fall on one's shoulders
für etwas schwieriges oder unangenehmes verantwortlich sein
Meaning
to be responsible for something difficult or unpleasant
Example
The task of organizing the event **fell on her shoulders**.
idiom
fall on one's sword
die Verantwortung für ein Versagen übernehmen, oft mit großen persönlichen Kosten
Meaning
to take responsibility for a failure, often at great personal cost
Example
He decided to **fall on his sword** and resign after the scandal.
phrasal-verb
fall out
sich streiten; aufhören, Freunde zu sein
Meaning
to have an argument; to stop being friends
Example
They **fell out** over a small misunderstanding.
phrasal-verb
fall out over
streiten und aufhören, mit jemandem befreundet zu sein, wegen etwas
Meaning
to argue and stop being friendly with someone because of something
Example
They **fell out over** money matters last year.
idiom
fall out with
sich mit jemandem streiten oder die Freundschaft beenden
Meaning
to argue or stop being friends with someone
Example
They **fell out with** each other over money.
phrasal-verb
fall over
das Gleichgewicht verlieren und zu Boden fallen
Meaning
to lose balance and drop to the ground
Example
The baby **fell over** while trying to walk.