- fall to someone's lot
- become someone's task or responsibility
they accepted the burden of domestic responsibilities that fell to their lot
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fall to someone's lot
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fall to someone's lot — ► fall to someone s lot become someone s task or responsibility. Main Entry: ↑lot … English terms dictionary
fall to someone's lot — become someone s task or responsibility. → lot … English new terms dictionary
lot — ► PRONOUN informal 1) (a lot or lots) a large number or amount; a great deal. 2) (the lot) chiefly Brit. the whole number or quantity. ► ADVERB (a lot or lots) informal ▪ a great deal … English terms dictionary
take the fall for someone — take the fall (for (someone/something)) to accept responsibility for something. The team s general manager takes the fall when the team loses but gets a lot of credit when they do well … New idioms dictionary
lot — pronoun (a lot or lots) informal a large number or amount; a great deal. ↘(the lot or the whole lot) the whole number or quantity. adverb (a lot or lots) informal a great deal. noun 1》 [treated as sing. or plural] informal a particular group or… … English new terms dictionary
fall — 1 verb, past tense fell past participle fallen 1 MOVE DOWNWARDS (I) to move downwards from a higher position to a lower position: The rain had started falling again. (+out of/from/on): Wyatt fell from a second floor window. (+down): I m always… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lot — noun 1 LARGE AMOUNT a lot also lots informal a large quantity or number: The stereo cost a lot, but it was worth it. | How much ice cream do you want? Lots, please. (+ of): There were lots of people at the party. | a lot to do/see/eat etc: There… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fall — [c]/fɔl / (say fawl) verb (fell, fallen, falling) –verb (i) 1. to descend from a higher to a lower place or position through loss or lack of support; drop. 2. to come down suddenly from a standing or erect position: to fall on one s knees. 3. to… …
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