fall (squarely) on (someone's) shoulders

To be or become the sole responsibility of someone. I never intended for the company's wellbeing to fall on your shoulders, but you're the only one who can take over for me while I'm ill. With my father gone, putting food on the table for the family now falls squarely on my shoulders.

词组	fall (squarely) on (someone's) shoulders
释义	fall (squarely) on (someone's) shoulders fall (squarely) on (someone's) shoulders To be or become the sole responsibility of someone. I never intended for the company's wellbeing to fall on your shoulders, but you're the only one who can take over for me while I'm ill. With my father gone, putting food on the table for the family now falls squarely on my shoulders. See also: fall, on, shoulder Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: squarely rest (squarely) on (someone's) shoulders your life is in someone's hands (one's) life is in (someone's) hands OK been keeping myself busy ride roughshod over ride roughshod over (someone or something) roughshod run roughshod over (someone or something)
随便看	at the mercy of (someone or something) at the moment at the most at the outset at the outside at the point of (doing something) at the present time at the ready at the rear of at the receiving end at the risk of (doing something) at the risk of doing something at the same time at the stroke of (some specific time) at the summit of (one's) success at the tender age of at the time at the top of game at the top of lungs at the top of (one's) game at the top of (one's) lungs at the top of one's lungs at the top of (one's) voice at the top of the food chain at the top of the heap