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Phrase(s): inherit something from someone
1. to receive something from the estate of a person who has died. • I inherited this silver bowl from my aunt. • Liz inherited her house from her parents. 2. to receive a genetic or behavioral trait from a relative. • I inherited my stubbornness from my father’s side of the family. • My dark hair was inherited from my father.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs