Idiom: fall back on
Meaning
Idiom: fall back on (something)
- something else to support someone after problem, failure, etc.
Example sentences
— Life insurance gives your family something to fall back on if something happens to you.
— I packed some extra food so you'll have something to fall back on if the stores are closed when you arrive.
— We'll have to fall back on our savings if my husband doesn't get a new job soon.
— After the hurricane destroyed our home, we were very lucky that our cousin had extra furniture and other resources that we could fall back on.
— There is very little for survivors of the tsunami to fall back on because the economy was devastated.
— Food stamps is social program that needy people can fall back on to get food for their families in difficult times.
— What can we fall back on if the convention center isn't available on that date?
— In the winter, we frequently have to fall back on our generator when the electricity goes out.
— I'll fall back on my savings if my business doesn't work out.
— My children always fall back on us whenever they have problems. We need to stop solving their problems for them.
Synonyms
- resort to
- turn to
- look to
- draw on
- have recourse to
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