jdm. zur Last fallen

to be a burden to someone

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Noun

Last f.

Verb

fallen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der arbeitslose Sohn fiel seinen Eltern zunehmend zur Last.

How it is used

Means 'to be a burden to someone' – becoming a source of trouble for another. Neutral register. Use when an elderly parent worries about relying on their adult child. Nuance: implies dependency, not just annoyance.

Other verbs that go with Last

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• eine Last seinto be a burden
• jdm. etw. zur Last legento blame someone for something
• eine Last abschüttelnto shake off a burden
• die Last verteilento distribute the burden
• die Last tragento bear the burden

All collocations with Last

Other collocations built on fallen

• auf fruchtbaren Boden fallenan idea or effort is well-received and likely to succeed
• jdm. in die Hände fallento fall into someone's hands
• auf die Knie fallento fall to one's knees
• ins Koma fallenthe transition into a comatose state
• auf die Nase fallento fall flat on one's face
• zum Opfer fallento become a victim of something negative
• in Ohnmacht fallento fall into a faint
• aus dem Rahmen fallento stand out from the norm