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Phrase(s): devolve (up)on someone or something [for something, such as a task] to be passed on to someone or a group. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) • This job, I am afraid, devolves upon you and you alone. • The task of repairing the damage devolved on Diane.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs