/ · 1894 Brewer’s · F · Fall Upon (To)
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To attack, as “to fall upon the rear,” a Latin phrase, “ultimis incidĕre;” to throw oneself on, as, “he fell on his sword,” “manu sua cadĕre;” to happen on, as, “On what day will the games fall?”
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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