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fall into place

idiom
Meaning

To assume a clear and complete form when separate elements come together; to be fully realized at last.


Examples
SIMPLE

Everything will fall into place soon.

CONTEXTUAL

After months of planning, the details for the wedding finally started to fall into place.

COMPLEX

Once the final piece of evidence emerged, the confusing timeline of the investigation began to fall into place for the detectives.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    as if someone owns the place

    Alternative form of like someone owns the place.

  2. 02

    better place

    Heaven; happiness after death.

  3. 03

    come from a good place

    To be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions.

  4. 04

    fall apart

    To be emotionally in crisis.

  5. 05

    fall around

    To fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.

  6. 06

    fall asleep

    To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.

  7. 07

    fall at the last hurdle

    To fail near the end of an activity, a project, etc.

  8. 08

    fall behind

    To be late (for a regular event)

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