fall into place

/fˈɔːl ˌɪntʊ plˈeɪs/

[phrase]

to fall into place

[PHRASE]

to manage to proceed as planned or produce the desired result

to [fall] into place definition and meaning

What is the origin of the idiom "fall into place" and when to use it?

The origin of the idiom "fall into place" likely comes from the idea of puzzle pieces fitting together to form a complete picture. This idiom is used to describe a situation where things start to work out as planned, often unexpectedly or without much effort.

to start to to have a clear meaning or become easy to understand

synonyms : click

Examples

1. But if there’s warm, damp air along with those steady winds, and it stays like that for a few days, the rest of the pieces that make up a hurricane fall into place.

2. And I didn't get a job until I was 16, so it all kind of just like falls into place once you hit 16.

3. But I'm kind of hoping that if I have the beginning and the end of that speech down, everything else was gonna kind of fall into place.

4. And if you're passionate about something, if you follow that, things will just kind of fall into place, which I felt like happened a lot with you.

Nearby words

fall out with bread and butter