come into sth
phr. v..phr. v.. To get money or property from someone after they die. This is also called inheriting.
phr. v.. To receive money, property, or a title by inheritance. This is a transitive and inseparable phrasal verb.
She came into a small fortune.
After his grandfather passed away, he came into enough money to buy a house.
Upon the death of the reclusive duke, the young man unexpectedly came into a vast estate and a title he was unprepared for.
The object is almost always a form of wealth or property, like 'money', 'a fortune', or 'an estate'.
Contrast 'come into' (to receive an inheritance) with 'go into' (to enter a profession or state), as learners may confuse the prepositions.
He came to a lot of money.He came into a lot of money.The correct particle is 'into', not 'to', for the meaning of 'inherit'.