Admit and Fall for

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Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.

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Fall for and admit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fall for" instead a verb "Admit".

Fall for verb - Fall in love with; become infatuated with.

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Admit and fall for are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Fall for".

Even Gin, the Handsome Lech gets his by taking the fall for an ex-girlfriend who's suspected of causing damaging "pranks" to other students for reasons he doesn't seem willing to admit even to himself.

Source: Manga / Rosario + Vampire
Luckily he usually lies to a group of children who think he's a Rich Idiot with No Day Job, so when they spot the first lie he can 'admit' a lie better suited to his cover, and they fall for that one.

Source: Manga / Tiger Mask

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