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fall upon someone's neck

fall upon someone's neck is the alternative form of fall on someone's neck.

Meaning of fall on someone's neck

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)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) 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

Forms of fall upon someone's neck

third-person singular presentfalls upon someone's neck
present participlefalling upon someone's neck
pastfell upon someone's neck
past participlefallen upon someone's neck

Questions about fall upon someone's neck

What is fall upon someone's neck the alternative form of?
Fall upon someone's neck is the alternative form of fall on someone's neck.

Words near fall upon someone's neck in the dictionary

  1. fall to the ground
  2. fall together
  3. fall under
  4. fall up
  5. fall upon
  6. fall upon someone's neck
  7. fall victim
  8. fall webworm
  9. fall webworms
  10. fall willow
  11. fall wind

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