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fell in line

fell in line is the simple past 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 fell in line

What is fell in line the simple past of?
Fell in line is the simple past of fall in line.

Words near fell in line in the dictionary

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

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