Questions:
"As a result, they often fall victims to criminals."
Does this sentence make sense and is it possible to say "to fall a victim"?
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to fall victim to
by tintiman » Sun May 08, 2011 11:36 am
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Re: to fall victim to
by Josef » Sun May 08, 2011 4:24 pm
The correct expression is "to fall victim to something".
"As a result, they often fall victim to criminals."
<--- correct
It is not idiomatic to say:
"to fall a victim to something"
"to fall victims to something"
"As a result, they often fall victim to criminals."
<--- correctIt is not idiomatic to say:
"to fall a victim to something"
"to fall victims to something"
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