fall to sb
— phrasal verb with fall uk/fɔːl/us/fɑːl/verb fell, fallen
to be or become the duty or job of someone:
The worst job fell to me.
it falls to you formal
it is your duty:
It falls to me to thank you for all you have done for the association.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Duty, obligation and responsibility
- accountable
- answer for sb/sth
- answer for sth
- answer to sb
- answerable
- brother
- commitment
- fail
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- in the hot seat idiom
- incharge
- it's your own lookout idiom
- job
- portfolio
- responsible
- risk
- saddle sb with sth
- social contract
- stick
- stick sb with sth
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