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fall in
1. Take one's place in formation or in the ranks, as in The sergeant ordered the troops to fall in. A related expression is fall into, as in They all fell into their places. [Early 1600s] Also see fall into.
2. Sink inward, cave in, as in The snow was so heavy that we feared the roof would fall in. [Early 1700s] Also see under drop in; the subsequent idioms beginning with fall in;
fall into.
(自)
(1) （川などに）落ちる.
(2) 〈建物が〉内側へくずれる；〈地盤などが〉陥没する；〈ほおが〉落ちくぼむ.
(3) 〈兵隊が〉整列する；((命令形))整列.
(4) 〈借用関係の〉期限がくる；〈借金が〉払えるようになる.
(5) 〈土地などが〉手にはいる, 使えるようになる.
(6) ＝FALL in with.
twain[twain]
- 発音記号[twéin]
[形][名]((古))＝two.
(and) never the twain shall meet
（だから）両者はまったく合わない.al·to·geth·er (ôl'tə-gĕTH'ər)
adv.
- Entirely; completely; utterly: lost the TV picture altogether; an altogether new approach.
- With all included or counted; all told: There were altogether 20 people at the dinner.
- On the whole; with everything considered: Altogether, I'm sorry it happened.
A state of nudity. Often used with the: in the altogether.
USAGE NOTE Altogether and all together do not mean the same thing. We use all together to indicate that the members of a group perform or undergo an action collectively: The nations stood all together. The prisoners were herded all together. All together is used only in sentences that can be rephrased so that all and together may be separated by other words: The books lay all together in a heap. All the books lay together in a heap.
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