fall heir to

fall heir to (something)

To inherit something. Thank you! I fell heir to this pearl necklace when my grandmother died.
See also: fall, heir
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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.
See also: fall, heir
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • fall heir to (something)
  • heir
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • other than
  • other than (something)
  • out of one's
  • let something drop
  • #dead
  • (I've) got to go
References in periodicals archive
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.
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Last year, however, the fly was sold openly at Rutland Water, and Kinross Angling Club's Allan Smith managed to fall heir to one.
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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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