プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
ふりかかる【降り掛かる】
I 〔細かい物が掛かる〕fall [pour] on
- 降り掛かる灰を払いながら下山した
We came down the mountain, shaking [brushing] off the ash that fell [poured down] on us.
II 〔身に及ぶ〕((文)) befall
- どんな災難が身に降り掛かっても動じないであろう
「No matter what happens to him [Whatever befalls him], he won't lose his composure. - 身に降り掛かる危険
(an) impending danger - 降り掛かった火の粉は払わなくてはならない
〔相手に対し〕If you insist on a fight, I'll give you one!／〔一般に〕You can't avoid a quarrel if someone forces it on you.