FALL HEIR TO SOMETHING

fall heir to something: translation

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.