fall on someone's neck

Meaning: (dated,idiomatic)Toembracesomeoneaffectionatelyorthankfully.1856,Charles Kingsley,The Heroes, Story III: Theseus:[W]hen Theseus saw him, his heart leapt into his mouth, and he longed tofall on his neckand welcome him.1910,William MacLeod Raine, chapter 15, inBucky O'Connor:If he expected either of them tofall on his neckand weep tears of gratitude at his pompous announcement, the colonel was disappointed.1920,Harold MacGrath, chapter 24, inThe Drums Of Jeopardy:I ought tofall on your neckwith joy. . . . You are my father's friend, my mother's, mine.1990March 18,Anne Tyler, “Review ofCollected Stories of Wallace Stegner”, inNew York Times, retrieved14 May 2015:"[T]he moment your delinquent showed the slightest sign of decency . . . youfell on his neckas if he had rescued you from drowning."2012, Karen Templeton, chapter25, inHanging by a Thread,→ISBN:[A]fterfalling on my neckand hugging me and calling me “cousin” like a character from a Jane Austen novel, . . . she sat me down.

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