lapse

Related to lapse: lapse rate

lapse from grace

1. noun An instance in which acts or lives immorally, thus causing them to fall out of favor with God. My pastor said God will always forgive a lapse from grace if you truly repent.
2. noun An instance in which one does something that tarnishes one's reputation, causing one to fall out of favor with someone, such as the public. That actor had a catastrophic lapse from grace after his racially-charged tirade on social media. After my lapse from grace with my previous employers, I decided to set out on my own and begin my own company.
3. verb To fall out of favor with God or the church, typically due to acting or living immorally. Many a virtuous man and woman to lapse from grace in the pursuit of wealth and material success. The archbishop lashed out at priests who have lapsed from grace and besmirched the dignity of the church.
4. verb To fall out of favor, typically due to having done something that tarnishes one's reputation. Once an icon of the pop-music world, the singer lapsed from grace following a string of run-ins with the police.
See also: grace, lapse

lapse into (something)

To fall into some state or condition. John lapsed into a severe depression after being fired from his job. She survived the emergency surgery, but lapsed into a coma shortly thereafter.
See also: lapse
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lapse from grace

 
1. Lit. to fall out of favor with God. The child was told that if he ever smoked even one cigarette, he would lapse from grace for certain. It is easy, these days, to lapse from grace.
2. Fig. to fall out of favor. Ted lapsed from grace when he left the lobby door unlocked all weekend. I have to be there on time every day or I will lapse from grace for sure.
See also: grace, lapse

lapse into something

to weaken or slip into something, especially a coma. The survivor of the crash lapsed into a coma. Aunt Mary lapsed into unconsciousness and died.
See also: lapse
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • lapse from grace
  • lapsed
  • find God
  • by God
  • T.G.I.F.
  • TGIF
  • wot
  • God knows
  • God knows (that) I've tried
  • God only knows
References in periodicals archive
Several studies have been undertaken to contrast lapse rates between ordinary and unit-linked life insurance and annuity products.
LAPSE-AND-REENTRY IN VARIABLE ANNUITIES
"A lapse in the NFIP during the height of hurricane season could impact the ability of the program to promptly pay claims if there is a major flooding event, delay recovery efforts related to the catastrophic 2017 storm season and disrupt real estate markets across the country," Webb said in prepared remarks.
National Flood Insurance Program Wins Yet Another Short-Term Extension
If the loan closes after the lapse in authority, but the date of coverage was before the lapse period, then payment from the insured is acceptable within 10 days.
PIA: What if the NFIP is Not Renewed?
Because the effective date is before the beginning of the lapse in authorization, and all is received within 10 days of that date, the policy may be issued with an effective date of Dec.
What if the NFIP is not renewed on Dec. 22?
Comment: Offer lapses as competing deal winds on; WSP says likely to pull out of deal anyway post-Brexit vote
WSP Global Offer for UK Construction Consultancy Sweett Lapses
The unintentional lapse feature requires that the insurance company provide the opportunity for the policy owner to set up an authorized representative, or third party contact.
Hidden value: Long-term care riders on life insurance
Abdul Aziz Baloch could not be recovered despite lapse of over two weeks.
BDF for protection of doctors in Balochistan
This issue was further highlighted in 2009 when the Society of Actuaries sponsored a survey and subsequent report on post-level mortality and lapse assumptions and experience.
The future is now: life insurers must carefully address the premium levels for large term in-force blocks that are now entering their renewal periods
Milliman has completed one of the largest and most comprehensive life insurance mortality and lapse studies ever undertaken.
Life insurance industry mortality and lapse experience results
Putting these concepts to work for you means understanding lapse rates.
Lapse-rate fundamentals: it's the foundation of what makes clouds benign or vicious, and explains much of the turbulence you'll find in clear air. If you want to take your WX savvy to a new level, start here
They'll look embarrassed, shuffle their feet a bit and say that they used to be certified, but let it lapse. They think that now it's just too overwhelming and too expensive to try to get all those years' activities documented and paid for to be certified again.
Reinstating lapsed certification
BALTIMORE -- Utilizing a nicotine patch or bupropion together with a nicotine lozenge was the most effective of five therapies tested for promoting smoking abstinence and avoiding a lapse or relapse into smoking, according to a prospective study of 1,504 smokers.
Combined Pharm Tx best for smoking cessation
In other words, as long as you don't lapse, your most current insurer covers claims that are made against you now, even if the original deed happened in the past, when you were insured elsewhere.
Beware the ticking E&O time bomb
The purpose of this study is to determine whether factors influencing the lapse rates on ordinary life insurance products can be identified and their importance statistically assessed.
Determinants of the lapse rate in life insurance operating companies
The first subtopic sort involved identifying the location of the ethical lapse. Here, the team identified the origin of the event as individual/academic, organizational, sports-related, or departmental.
A typology of university ethical lapses: types, levels of seriousness, and originating location