fall back on

US /fɔːl bæk ɑːn/
UK /fɔːl bæk ɑːn/
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bergantung pada, menggunakan sebagai sandaran

to use or depend on someone or something when other things have failed

:
If the business fails, we can always fall back on our savings.
Jika perniagaan gagal, kita sentiasa boleh bergantung pada simpanan kita.
She had to fall back on her emergency skills when the power went out.
Dia terpaksa bergantung pada kemahiran kecemasannya apabila bekalan elektrik terputus.