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fall behind

verb

  1. to drop back; fail to keep up
  2. to be in arrears, as with a payment
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The Dodgers’ pitchers struggled with starter Blake Snell out of the lineup, falling behind early and losing 8-2 to the Nationals on Tuesday.

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The Scots, who started without last stone advantage, fell behind early on with the Swiss taking a 1-0 lead after the opening end.

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"If you're falling behind... seek help at an early stage from Citizens Advice or another charity," he said.

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The Bruins received a wakeup call as they came out sluggish, fell behind by double digits early and never recovered against the Badgers on Friday.

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Within a year and a half, she’d fallen behind and Vanderbilt was trying to foreclose on both her home and the family-owned land she used to secure the mortgage, the suit said.

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