fall victim



fall victim

To fall prey to something. I fell victim to peer pressure, and I started drinking at the party. Please be careful not to fall victim to senioritis—you can't stop doing your work this close to graduation.
See also: fall, victim

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rudo-Southern African, Shona
Petronilla-Italian, Late Roman
Krsto-Croatian
Rosheen-Irish
Alinaah-LEE-nah (German, Italian, Polish)Romanian, German, Italian, Polish
Rikoṙee-koJapanese