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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). examples
(idiomatic) To fall in love with. quotations examples
They told me he was bad / But I knew he was sad / That's why I fell for the Leader of the Pack
1965, George Morton, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich (lyrics and music), “Leader of the Pack”, performed by The Shangri-Las
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.
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
Beautiful hearts are in your eyes / I've been waiting for you to fall for me / And let me in your life
2019, “Hentai”, in Cry, performed by Cigarettes After Sex