fall victim to
idiom
1
: to be attacked, injured, or killed by (someone or something)
Police think she may have fallen victim to a serial killer.
2
: to be affected badly by (something)
She fell victim to the flu.
He fell victim to a scam.
schools falling victim to budget cuts
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All Purdy did was take his the 49ers to consecutive NFC Championship Games, tearing a ligament in his elbow as a rookie and winning two come-from-behind playoff games before acquitting himself well in Super Bowl LVIII only to fall victim to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article As the nation’s leading nuclear energy producer, Illinois is uniquely positioned to capitalize on or fall victim to the latest rush for the carbon-free but controversial power.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Nov. 2024
Customers under age 40 were even more likely to fall victim to bank fraud.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
The very concept of supernatural evil is itself socially conservative, as illustrated by movies like The Blair Witch Project and The Ring, in which skeptical protagonists try to prove an occult legend false only to fall victim to its fatal reality.
—David Colman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article As the nation’s leading nuclear energy producer, Illinois is uniquely positioned to capitalize on or fall victim to the latest rush for the carbon-free but controversial power.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Nov. 2024
Customers under age 40 were even more likely to fall victim to bank fraud.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
The very concept of supernatural evil is itself socially conservative, as illustrated by movies like The Blair Witch Project and The Ring, in which skeptical protagonists try to prove an occult legend false only to fall victim to its fatal reality.
—David Colman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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