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fall on hard times

fall on hard times verb: to experience a difficult period, especially financially.

Verb

fall on hard times (third-person singular simple present falls on hard times, present participle falling on hard times, simple past fell on hard times, past participle fallen on hard times)

  1. To experience a difficult period, especially financially.

Forms of fall on hard times

third-person singular presentfalls on hard times
present participlefalling on hard times
pastfell on hard times
past participlefallen on hard times

Questions about fall on hard times

What does fall on hard times mean?
Fall on hard times means to experience a difficult period, especially financially.
What part of speech is fall on hard times?
Fall on hard times is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall on hard times?
The past tense of fall on hard times is fell on hard times.

Words near fall on hard times in the dictionary

  1. fall off the wagon
  2. fall offs
  3. fall on
  4. fall on a grenade
  5. fall on deaf ears
  6. fall on hard times
  7. fall on one's face
  8. fall on one's feet
  9. fall on one's sword
  10. fall on someone's neck
  11. fall on stony ground

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