fall back on's Usage Examples:

severing the television operation from Paramount had given them little to fall back on when films fail, except for studio stage rentals.

He did not get such a sale, and had to fall back on Weird Tales.

There was no success in the cup competitions to fall back on, leading to doubts about the future of Ron Atkinson as manager.

had by then arrived with the reserve, but Berthier's troops began to fall back on the main vine belts.

In fact, the Spanish troops had received orders to fall back on Santiago.

new to the country, they didn't have a strong family support system to fall back on like other Israelis do.

Contrary to the orders from Dupleix to fall back on Pondicherry, French troops under the Scotsman Law retreated at once to.

to fall back on because have wealth.

Meanwhile, the median of both Black and Hispanic families doesn’t allow them to have something to fall back on.

[citation needed] The 101st Colonial Division, originally ordered to fall back on Callafo, south of Gabredarre, had been given fresh radio instructions.

If the speed is low, it will simply fall back on Earth.

critic for Variety wrote of his performance that, "With no shtick to fall back on, Sandler is forced to act, and it’s a glorious thing to watch".

drought and by locusts, and as the papal treasury was empty he had to fall back on his father's wealth to relieve the poor, to redeem captives, and to repair.

former country music singer, Taylor did not have a lucrative career to fall back on, and took his time considering Wallace's offer.

When Wynn flubbed a line or was uncertain of how to proceed, he would fall back on his old comedic catchphrases and jokes, mostly out of habit.

types allows one to fall back on the extension in these cases.

parents insisted he go to college first so he would have something to fall back on.

Synonyms:

saddle; body; trunk; latissimus dorsi; dorsum; thoracic vertebra; lumbar vertebra; small; torso; body part; dorsal vertebra; lat;

Antonyms:

hardness; thinness; large; big; unlimited;