fall back on
phrasal verbfall back on somebody/something
- [no passive] to go to somebody for support; to have something to use when you are in difficulty
求助于；借助于；转而依靠 - I have a little money in the bank to fall back on.
我在银行还有一点钱，需要时可以动用。 - She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time.
她以惯用的借口推说没有时间。
- I have a little money in the bank to fall back on.