fall heir to
fall heir to (something)
To inherit something. Thank you! I fell heir to this pearl necklace when my grandmother died. I think she fell heir to all of that money when her parents died. Believe me, I wouldn't own a house at 25 if I hadn't fallen heir to this one.
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fall heir to something
1. Lit. to inherit something; to end up with certain possessions of someone who has died. I fell heir to all my grandmother's old photographs.
2. Fig. to end up with having to take care of something that no one else wants; to be placed in charge of something unexpectedly. Bob fell heir to the Wilson project and has to complete what Jane failed to do.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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On Alan's death many expected that his beloved National Trust for Scotland - of which he was a vice-president - would
fall heir to the Roger estate and the house contents.
Last year, however, the fly was sold openly at Rutland Water, and Kinross Angling Club's Allan Smith managed to
fall heir to one.
With so many people going abroad or contemplating it, you could just
fall heir to a good week on a good beat if you are in the right place at the right time.
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