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fell on hard times

fell on hard times is the simple past of fall on hard times.

Meaning of fall on hard times

Verb

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

  1. To experience a difficult period, especially financially.

Questions about fell on hard times

What is fell on hard times the simple past of?
Fell on hard times is the simple past of fall on hard times.

Words near fell on hard times in the dictionary

  1. fell off the ugly tree
  2. fell off the wagon
  3. fell on
  4. fell on a grenade
  5. fell on deaf ears
  6. fell on hard times
  7. fell on one's face
  8. fell on one's sword
  9. fell on someone's neck
  10. fell out
  11. fell out of favor

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