fall on

に当たる

行事などの日付が、ある特定の日に当たる。

やさしい英語で： To happen or have its date on a particular day.

• My birthday falls on Sunday.
• The holiday fell on a weekend last year.
• Does the first day of term fall on a Monday?

使い方： fall on a day/date (The festival falls on 12 June this year.)

類義語： occur on, be on

よく使う表現： fall on a monday, fall on a weekend

陥る、苦境に立つ

つらい時期や困難な時期に入る。

やさしい英語で： To begin experiencing an unhappy or difficult period.

• The family fell on hard times.
• Many local shops have fallen on difficult times.
• Will the charity help people who fall on hard times?

使い方： fall on + adjective + times (The company fell on hard times after losing its biggest customer.)

類義語： run into, experience

よく使う表現： fall on hard times, fall on difficult times

降りかかる、責任となる

仕事や費用について、ある人が責任を負うことになる。

やさしい英語で： If a task or cost does this, someone becomes responsible for it.

• The responsibility falls on you.
• Most of the childcare fell on her.
• It will fall on the council to find a solution.

使い方： something falls on someone (The cost of repairs falls on the owner.); it falls on someone to do something (It falls on me to tell everyone the news.)

類義語： fall to, rest on

よく使う表現： fall on someone, fall on parents

目に留まる、視線が向く

目や視線が人や物に向き、それに気づく。

やさしい英語で： If your eyes or gaze do this, you look at or notice someone or something.

• Her eyes fell on the letter.
• My gaze fell on a familiar face in the crowd.
• As he turned, his eyes fell on the broken window.

使い方： eyes/gaze fall on someone/something (His gaze fell on the empty chair.)

類義語： alight on, settle on

よく使う表現： fall on someone, fall on something