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-- To
fall in. (a) To sink inwards; as, the
roof fell in. (b) (Mil.) To
take one's proper or assigned place in line; as, to fall in on
the right. (c) To come to an end; to
terminate; to lapse; as, on the death of Mr. B., the annuuity, which
he had so long received, fell in. (d)
To become operative. "The reversion, to which he had been
nominated twenty years before, fell in." Macaulay. --
To fall into one's hands, to pass, often
suddenly or unexpectedly, into one's ownership or control; as, to
spike cannon when they are likely to fall into the hands of
the enemy. -- To fall in with.
(a) To meet with accidentally; as, to fall in
with a friend. (b) (Naut.) To
meet, as a ship; also, to discover or come near, as land.
(c) To concur with; to agree with; as, the
measure falls in with popular opinion.
(d) To comply; to yield to. "You will find
it difficult to persuade learned men to fall in with your
projects.


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