in one's lap
1take one's tap in one's lap — (Scot) To bundle up (one s flax or tow for the distaff) and go home • • • Main Entry: ↑tap …
2Lap — Lap, v. t. [OE. lappen to fold (see {Lap}, n.); cf. also OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.] 1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth. [1913 Webster] 2. To wrap or wind around something.… …
3fall into one's lap — If something good falls into your lap, it happens to you without any effort on your part. She s not making much effort to find work. Does she think a job is going to fall into her lap? …
4lap robe — lap′ robe n. clo a blanket used to cover one s lap or legs, as when sitting outdoors or riding in an open vehicle • Etymology: 1865–70, amer …
5Lap slide guitar — A lap slide guitar is a conventional (non resonator) acoustic guitar that is played in lap steel guitar fashion. As with steel guitar, the term can be applied to either the style of playing or to the instruments designed or adapted for this style …
6lap — lap1 [læp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 2 3 4¦(part of journey)¦ 5 in the lap of luxury 6 in the lap of the gods ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 4 5; Origin: Old English lAppa] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1800 1900; …
7lap robe — noun : a covering (as a blanket) for the legs, lap, and feet especially of a passenger in a car or carriage compare buffalo robe * * * a blanket, fur covering, or the like, used to cover one s lap or legs, as when sitting outdoors or riding in an …
8lap robe — a blanket, fur covering, or the like, used to cover one s lap or legs, as when sitting outdoors or riding in an open vehicle. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * …
9lap — lap1 [lap] n. [ME lappe < OE læppa, fold or hanging part of a garment, skin; akin to Ger lappen < IE base * leb , lāb , to hang down > L labare, to totter, labi, to fall, sink, lapsus, a fall] 1. Now Rare the loose lower part of a… …
10Lap — (l[a^]p), n. [OE. lappe, AS. l[ae]ppa; akin to D. lap patch, piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp.] 1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. An edge; a… …