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  • 11fall into someone's clutches — fall into (someone s) clutches to become influenced or controlled by someone who is likely to use their power in a bad way. He fell into the clutches of a nationalist terrorist group. There were fears that the weapons might fall into the enemy s… …

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  • 12fall into clutches — fall into (someone s) clutches to become influenced or controlled by someone who is likely to use their power in a bad way. He fell into the clutches of a nationalist terrorist group. There were fears that the weapons might fall into the enemy s… …

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  • 13fall into someone's hands — fall into (someone s) hands if something falls into the hands of a dangerous person or an enemy, the dangerous person or enemy starts to own or control it. There were concerns that the weapons might fall into the hands of terrorists …

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  • 14fall into hands — fall into (someone s) hands if something falls into the hands of a dangerous person or an enemy, the dangerous person or enemy starts to own or control it. There were concerns that the weapons might fall into the hands of terrorists …

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  • 15fall into line — fall in/into line to start to accept the rules of a company or other organization. Employees were expected to fall into line with the company s new practices or face dismissal. (often + with) …

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  • 16fall into your lap — fall into (your) lap to come to you without you making any effort. You can t expect the ideal job to just fall into your lap – you ve got to go out there and look for it …

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  • 17fall into lap — fall into (your) lap to come to you without you making any effort. You can t expect the ideal job to just fall into your lap – you ve got to go out there and look for it …

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  • 18fall into the trap of doing something — fall into the trap of (doing something) to become involved in something. Don t fall into the trap of deciding to buy a more expensive house than you can afford because someone says it is a good investment …

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  • 19fall into the trap of — (doing something) to become involved in something. Don t fall into the trap of deciding to buy a more expensive house than you can afford because someone says it is a good investment …

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  • 20fall into somebody's hands hands of somebody — fall into sb s ˈhands/the ˈhands of sb idiom (formal) to become controlled by sb • The town fell into enemy hands. • We don t want this document falling into the wrong hands …

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