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falling in line

falling in line is the present participle and gerund of fall in line.

Meaning of fall in line

Verb

fall in line (third-person singular simple present falls in line, present participle falling in line, simple past fell in line, past participle fallen in line)

  1. (idiomatic) To submit to the rules of a higher authority; obey; conform.
    • It will be to your interest to accept my suggestions and fall in line with my plans.1901, Anna Maynard Barbour, chapter 18, in That Mainwaring Affair
    Synonyms:
    knuckle under
  2. (Philippines, archaic, literally) To line up.

Questions about falling in line

What is falling in line the present participle and gerund of?
Falling in line is the present participle and gerund of fall in line.

Words near falling in line in the dictionary

  1. falling for
  2. falling foul
  3. falling from grace
  4. falling ill
  5. falling in
  6. falling in line
  7. falling in love
  8. falling in lust
  9. falling in with
  10. falling into
  11. falling into a trap

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