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Fall to = to come by lot or chance



 
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Fall to = to come by lot or chance #1 (permalink) Fri Dec 19, 2008 14:19 pm   Fall to = to come by lot or chance		  
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ESL/EFL Test #66 "Lunch is served", question 3

The other night we went to a French restaurant and it ......... to Charles to translate everything on the menu for us.

(a) went
(b) fell
(c) dropped
(d) took

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #66 "Lunch is served", answer 3

The other night we went to a French restaurant and it fell to Charles to translate everything on the menu for us.

Correct answer: (b) fell
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Why "Fell"? Any grammar explanation? Thank you!

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Why "Fell"? Any grammar explanation? #2 (permalink) Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:54 am   Why "Fell"? Any grammar explanation?		  
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Just one meaning of 'fall'. 'Fall to' = to come by lot or chance: The chore fell to him. Perhaps it originates in some sort of primitive lottery or the dropping the oracular bones.
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Fall to = to come by lot or chance #3 (permalink) Sat Sep 03, 2011 2:59 am   Fall to = to come by lot or chance		  
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