fall in with

Definitions

1. 1

   To join (a group of people).

   • He has fallen in with a bad lot.
   • I went on alone and in the course of the days I fell in with many persons, stupid persons, great persons, jaunty ones.
2. 2

   To meet with (something).

   • We had not sailed twelve hours before we fell in with a gale, which lasted several days, and we kept under close-reef-topsails and storm-staysails.
3. 3

   To accept, abide by (a set of generally agreed rules, or a suggestion).

   • It seemed like a good idea, so we fell in with it.

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