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Usage and meaning of "fall through" #1 (permalink) Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:24 am   Usage and meaning of "fall through"
 

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ESL/EFL Test #176 "Phrasal idioms with the verb 'fall'", question 8

A recent survey showed that one in three house hunters have had a property purchase ..........

(a) fall through
(b) fall behind
(c) fall back on
(d) fall out with

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #176 "Phrasal idioms with the verb 'fall'", answer 8

A recent survey showed that one in three house hunters have had a property purchase fall through.

Correct answer: (a) fall through

Your answer was: correct
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why use "fall through" in this sentence?
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Usage and meaning of "fall through" #2 (permalink) Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:58 am   Usage and meaning of "fall through"
 

Fall through = fail to succeed (of an agreement, plan, etc).
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Usage and meaning of "fall through" #3 (permalink) Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:59 am   Usage and meaning of "fall through"
 

Deas it mean that One in three hunters didn't make it to buy a property?
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Usage and meaning of "fall through" #4 (permalink) Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:10 am   Usage and meaning of "fall through"
 

Yes, the sale was not completed.
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Usage and meaning of "fall through" #5 (permalink) Mon Oct 24, 2011 13:25 pm   Usage and meaning of "fall through"
 

that one in three house hunters -please explain, I'm confused about it, shouldn't it be:

that one in three houses of hunters?
or
that one from three houses of hunters?

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Usage and meaning of "fall through" #6 (permalink) Mon Oct 24, 2011 13:31 pm   Usage and meaning of "fall through"
 

What do you think a 'house hunter' is, Saneta?
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Usage and meaning of "fall through" #7 (permalink) Tue Oct 25, 2011 13:15 pm   Usage and meaning of "fall through"
 

house hunter= house of hunter? shouldn't be: hunter house?

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Usage and meaning of "fall through" #8 (permalink) Tue Oct 25, 2011 13:16 pm   Usage and meaning of "fall through"
 

No. A house hunter is somebody who is looking for a house to buy.
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