What does it mean to say: "It fell on So and So to explain this to us"?

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What does it mean to say: "It fell on So and So to explain this to us"?

2006-12-15 21:34:02 · 4 answers · asked by Jordanian 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations

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<>It means that the responsibility for clarifying 'this' belongs to 'So and So' (or somehow "So and So' became responsible for explaining 'this,' whether by accident or by plan).

2006-12-15 21:35:10 · answer #1 · answered by druid 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

It means that they had to resort to a specific person (labeled here as "so and so") to explain an idea to the person who wrote this sentence, as well as anyone with him/her

2006-12-15 21:36:04 · answer #2 · answered by Simba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It feel on a particular person to explain it, whomever that particular person or group may be. . .may just be a theoretical group.

2006-12-16 01:28:21 · answer #3 · answered by In God's Image 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes, that's fine.

2006-12-15 21:35:18 · answer #4 · answered by Bart S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋