(to) fall back on smb

(to) fall back on smb
гл.
прибегнуть к чему-либо
использовать (кого-либо / что-либо) как крайнее средство

She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time.

син. have recourse to, resort to, make use of, avail oneself of, turn to, call on, look to, fall back on

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого. . 2002-2012.

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