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idiomlapdrop/dump sth in sb's lapto give a problem that you have to someone else to deal with:So you didn't want to go to the police, but you thought you'd come round here and drop the problem in my lap.The Raymonds' lawsuit ensured that the whole question of copyright was dumped firmly back in the lap of the judges.fall/drop into your lapif an opportunity or something good falls into your lap, you get it by chance and good luck, without trying to get it:I was delighted when Grant's quarrel with the school board fell into my lap - it was the kind of story every young journalist longs to cover.If you're well-informed about the way your company works, you'll be able to take full advantage of any opportunities that drop into your lap.sth is in the lap of the gods BrEBrEused in order to say that you do not know what will happen to something or someone, and you cannot control what happens:War had been declared, and the fate of our country was in the lap of the gods.land in your lapif extra work or responsibility lands in your lap, you have to deal with it although it is not really part of your job:The printers were told to work harder, so they threatened to quit, and the whole mess landed in my lap.I was dealing with one of those irritating little problems that always land in your lap at about four o'clock on Friday.the last lapend the final part of something that has taken a long time:We climbed into the little jolting local train for the last lap of our journey.I pray we won't have to wait too long for the war to end; we must be on the last lap now.live in the lap of luxuryto have a very pleasant life with plenty of money, good food, and beautiful things:Unemployed people don't live in the lap of luxury, and the television is usually their main form of entertainment.In college, if I had some extra money, I used to go out for dinner in a restaurant, just to pretend for a few hours that I lived in the lap of luxury. phraselap[lapped, lapped, lapping]
lap up 1. lap up sth • lap sth up to enjoy something or accept it eagerly, even though it may not be sincere or true - use this especially about praise or attention from other people, or something that someone says: Ian was clearly lapping up all the attention from his new group of fans. Whenever there's a new story about the royal family, the public are always quick to lap it up. He is constantly surrounded by eager students, lapping up his words of wisdom.■ SIMILAR TO: go far, eat up AmE informal2. lap up sth • lap sth up if an animal laps up milk, water etc, it drinks the milk, water etc: The cat was lapping up the milk.
See:- be in the lap of the gods
- drop (something) in (someone's) lap
- drop in someone's lap
- drop into (one's) lap
- drop/dump something in somebody's lap
- drop/fall into somebody's lap
- dump (something) in (someone's) lap
- fall into (one's) lap
- fall into lap
- fall into someone's lap
- fall into your lap
- faster than a cat lapping chain lightning
- in the lap of luxury
- in the lap of the gods
- land in (one's) lap
- land in your lap
- lap against
- lap against (something)
- lap dance
- lap dancer
- lap dancing
- lap dog
- lap of luxury
- lap of luxury, in the
- lap of luxury, the
- lap of the gods
- lap of the gods, in the
- lap over
- lap up
- make a lap
- Make a lap!
- the lap of luxury
- the last lap
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