fall for

English

fall for (third-person singular simple present falls for, present participle falling for, simple past fell for, past participle fallen for)

(idiomatic) To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).
I can't believe how many people still fall for the coin glued to the sidewalk.
(idiomatic) To fall in love with.
He really fell for the attractive waitress at his favorite restaurant.
- 1965, George Morton, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich (lyrics and music), “Leader of the Pack”, performed by The Shangri-Las:
  They told me he was bad / But I knew he was sad / That's why I fell for the Leader of the Pack
- 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[1]:
  The neighbor is eventually able to sell her home despite Homer’s pants-less affronts to propriety and decency and Bart falls deeply and instantly for one of its new inhabitants, a tough but charming and funny tomboy girl named Laura (voiced by Sara Gilbert) with just the right combination of toughness and sweetness, granite and honey.
- 2019, “Hentai”, in Cry, performed by Cigarettes After Sex:
  Beautiful hearts are in your eyes / I've been waiting for you to fall for me / And let me in your life

To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick

To fall in love with