fall under

fall under idiom
  1. Be classified as, as in These scores fall under choral music. [Mid-1400s]
  2. Be subject to, as in This precinct falls under the city's jurisdiction. [Second half of 1500s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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