fell on

Verb

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

1. To experience; to suffer; to fall upon.
   • With the rise of the Internet, some media fell on hard times.
2. To be assigned to; to acquire a new responsibility, duty or burden; to fall to.
   • This decision is important, and it falls on you to make it.
3. To occur on a particular day.
   • The first day of spring this year will fall on a Tuesday.
4. Of the eyes or gaze: to alight upon.
5. (archaic) To attack (someone); to join an attack on (someone), especially a surprise attack.