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falls to

verb as in set about doing

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Such a deployment would need a ceasefire, the responsibility for which "falls to the Americans who are negotiating with the Russians".

From BBC

Now it falls to Europe to show their cards.

From BBC

He said the restrictions will be loosened once enough rain falls to mitigate the risk.

From BBC

Bob Harrison, former police chief of Vacaville, Calif., and a Rand researcher, said managing homelessness falls to police because their job is to protect the public, including homeless people, 24 hours a day, and they can summon emergency services.

I’ve been told by peach farmers that if you ever taste a peach that falls to the ground while you’re standing beneath its tree, only then will you know what a peach really tastes like.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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