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falls on someone's neck

falls on someone's neck is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 falls on someone's neck

What is falls on someone's neck the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Falls on someone's neck is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fall on someone's neck.

Words near falls on someone's neck in the dictionary

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

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