fall in love

Idioms

Become enamored. This expression may be used either literally, as in John and Mary fell in love on their first date, or hyperbolically, as in I fell in love with that antique chest. [First half of 1500s]

Example Sentences

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"He falls in love with her very quickly, and he starts spending most of his time with her," Jones explains.

From BBC

And those managers fell in love with software; technology now makes up more than a quarter of North American leveraged buyout funds and half of venture capital, according to MSCI.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her second record, The Art of Loving, is brimming with memorable songs about the jeopardies and joys of falling in love.

From BBC

She played the violin from age 8, but it was only after she heard Puccini at 13 that she fell in love with classical music.

From Los Angeles Times

The more he fell in love, the more he realized exactly how unsuitable his family would find the teenage spirit rapper.

From Literature

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