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falling on someone's neck

falling on someone's neck is the present participle and gerund 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 falling on someone's neck

What is falling on someone's neck the present participle and gerund of?
Falling on someone's neck is the present participle and gerund of fall on someone's neck.

Words near falling on someone's neck in the dictionary

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

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