something to fall back on

Example Sentences

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Their only request was that I have something to fall back on, “so you know what kind of work you’re out of.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

And when he stops being that, he has something to fall back on.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

On the other hand, of course, these people have something to fall back on, which is the sense that certain things from the U.S. do come to them: pop culture and internet culture.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

"If you start earning less from music, you have something to fall back on."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2023

But through it all, he had always had something to fall back on, ever since 1959 when he had gone to that first practice.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger