fall heir to

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elmore	['elmɔ:]
Pema	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Irene	ie-REEN (English), ie-REE-nee (English), ee-RE-ne (Italian), EE-re-ne (Finnish), ee-RE-nu (German)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (L
JevgeŅIjs	-	Latvian
Mahomet	-	Arabic (Anglicized)
Anisim	-	Russian