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fall to (+ verbal noun) verb phrase To set about vigorously.
1892 Dromgoole Dan to Beersheba 82 He fell to eating hurriedly. 1928 Justus Betty Lou 47 This was so comical an idea that both Betty Lou and Milly fell to laughing. 1939 Hall Coll (Cataloochee NC) I fell to shootin’ [the bear] and shot ‘im ten times then before I killed him. 1957 Justus Other Side 14-15 As soon as the “Amen” was said, everyone fell to eating the corn pone, bacon, and gravy, which were placed in the middle of the table.