FALL BACK ON


Meaning of FALL BACK ON in English

phrasal

or fall back upon

1. : to retreat to (a stronger position)

2. : to have recourse to (a reserved fund or some available expedient or support)

it's always good to have at least two things you can do because … if one folds, you can always fall back on the other — Eamonn Andrews

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.