fall on hard times
To experience a difficult period, especially financiallyTo experience a difficult period, especially financially.
» I saw Tom fall three times.
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1 sensesTo experience a difficult period, especially financially.
Examples
12 sentencesI saw Tom fall three times.
I've fallen asleep in class several times.
ruЯ много раз засыпал в классе. — marafon
Read the newspaper every day, or you will fall behind the times.
Читайте газети кожен день, бо інакше Ви не будете в курсі останніх новин. — Internecivus
ruКаждый день читайте газеты, или отстанете от жизни. — Karok
They fell several times off the bike.
Many people in these parts have fallen on hard times.
Forms
falls on hard times, falling on hard times, fell on hard times, fallen on hard times| Base form | fall on hard times · to fall on hard times |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls on hard times |
| Present participle | falling on hard times |
| Past simple | fell on hard times |
| Past participle | fallen on hard times |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.