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fallen on someone's neck

fallen on someone's neck is the past participle 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

Questions about fallen on someone's neck

What is fallen on someone's neck the past participle of?
Fallen on someone's neck is the past participle of fall on someone's neck.

Words near fallen on someone's neck in the dictionary

  1. fallen on a grenade
  2. fallen on deaf ears
  3. fallen on hard times
  4. fallen on one's face
  5. fallen on one's sword
  6. fallen on someone's neck
  7. fallen out
  8. fallen out of favor
  9. fallen out of love
  10. fallen out of the ugly tree and hit every branch
  11. fallen out upon

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