fall on someone's neck
fall on someone's neck verb: to embrace someone affectionately or thankfully.
Verb
fall on someone's neck (third-person singular simple present falls on someone's neck, present participle falling on someone's neck, simple past fell on someone's neck, past participle fallen on someone's neck)
- To embrace someone affectionately or thankfully.
- [W]hen Theseus saw him, his heart leapt into his mouth, and he longed to fall on his neck and welcome him.1856, Charles Kingsley, The Heroes, Story III: Theseus
- If he expected either of them to fall on his neck and weep tears of gratitude at his pompous announcement, the colonel was disappointed.1910, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 15, in Bucky O'Connor
Forms of fall on someone's neck
| third-person singular present | falls on someone's neck |
|---|---|
| present participle | falling on someone's neck |
| past | fell on someone's neck |
| past participle | fallen on someone's neck |
Questions about fall on someone's neck
- What does fall on someone's neck mean?
- Fall on someone's neck means to embrace someone affectionately or thankfully.
- What part of speech is fall on someone's neck?
- Fall on someone's neck is a verb.
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- The past tense of fall on someone's neck is fell on someone's neck.
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