Published on Nov 17, 2014
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Are you falling behind on your English lessons? I'll help you fall in
line with the rest of us with this lesson on phrasal verbs using the
verb 'fall'. You will know what it means when plans fall through, or
when one of your friends falls for a trick or a girl. Make sure to take
the quiz after you watch, to see how well you understand.
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Hi.
Welcome again to www.engvid.com. I'm Adam. In today's lesson, we're
going to look at phrasal verbs again. I know everybody likes these. I've
heard all the comments. So again, what are phrasal verbs? Phrasal verbs
are a combination of a verb and a preposition that together have a very
different meaning than the two words by themselves. Today's phrasal
verbs are going to be with the verb "fall". "Fall apart", "fall out",
"fall behind", "fall for", "fall through", "fall in", "fall in with",
"fall back", "fall back on". Different meanings to "in" and "in with",
"back, and "back on". So let's start.
"Fall apart" -- two
meanings we're going to look at today. The first one is, basically, come
apart or disintegrate or break off. So if any of you have ever cooked
ribs -- do you like ribs? You know, like, big stack of ribs. Boil them.
Put them on the barbecue. Cook them really, really well. Then, the meat
just falls apart, just falls off the bone. Very, very delicious. Another
meaning of "fall apart" is to have a nervous breakdown. Excuse me. A
"nervous breakdown" would be -- when someone has a "nervous breakdown"
-- I'm sorry -- we say they have "fallen apart". They have lost control
of themselves emotionally. So an example. When does a person fall apart?
For example, if I had a girlfriend for a very, very long time, and one
day she comes home and she says, "Bye. I'm leaving." Maybe I'll go
crazy. I'll fall apart. I won't be able to work. I won't be able to
sleep. I won't be able to do anything. That's not necessarily the way
things would happen, but for some people, that's how it happens. They
just fall apart.
Okay. "Fall out" -- so I'm walking down the
street. I'm happy. I'm bouncing around. Something falls out of my
pocket. Basically, it comes out and falls to the ground. That's the very
basic term, "fall out". Another meaning for "fall out" is when you have
a fight or a quarrel with someone. You talk about something; you get
into a disagreement; you fight; and then, you don't speak to each other
anymore. So basically, you had a "falling out" -- if you want the noun
of it. A "falling out", a fight. Okay? So a "falling out", a fight.
Another meaning -- a third meaning -- is basically consequences. For
example, in a war, there's a big bomb dropped somewhere, and then all
the fall out -- all the things that fell out -- then, all the results.
"The fall out for this attack was that many people were left homeless or
that many people were killed or that the fight extended." So the "fall
out" means the result or the consequence of something that happened,
usually something bad. And then, the consequences, of course, are also
bad.
"Fall behind" -- again, more than one meaning. The first
meaning of "fall behind" means to be a little bit behind. All my friends
are walking. I'm walking with my friends. They're walking fast, and I
start to fall behind. So another word is "lag". "Lag" means to be
behind, not keep pace with. We also use this when we talk about debts.
Like, for example, you have to pay bills. Every month, the phone company
sends you a bill. Then you pay it and you pay it. But one month, you
missed. So then, the next month, you have to pay the last month's bill
and this month's bill. But you don't have enough money, so you let a
little bit more go. Now, you're starting to fall behind on your
payments. Eventually, the bank will come and take your phone, take your
car, take your puppy -- whatever you have that's worth any money. That's
basically "fall behind". Of course, if I drop this here, it will fall
behind me. But that's too simple.
"Fall for" -- a couple of
interesting meanings. "Fall for" -- one, when you "fall for something"
or "fall for someone" means you basically fall in love. Okay? I went to
the bar. I met this girl. I just "fell for" her right then and there. I
fell in love. I lost control. I wanted this person. But then, her friend
came and told me that for $50, he will give me her phone number. So I
gave him $50, and he ran away. I "fell for" his trick. Okay? So "fall
for" means believe something that is not true. Okay? If you are that
type of person, you are gullible. I think I spelled that right. I'll
have to check that later. "Fall for" means believe in a trick or believe
in something that is not true, or fall in love.
"Fall through"
-- "fall through" means when you have a plan or you try to do something,
but then at the end, it just didn't work. Your attempt failed, so it
"fell through".
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