in the lap of gods
11in the lap of the gods — ► in the lap of the gods open to chance. Main Entry: ↑lap …
12lap — Ⅰ. lap [1] ► NOUN ▪ the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person. ● fall (or drop) into someone s lap Cf. ↑fall into someone s lap ● in someone s lap Cf. ↑in someone s lap …
13lap of the gods — If something is in the lap of the gods, it is beyond our control and fate will decide the outcome …
14lap — 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… …
15The Alan Parsons Project — Datos generales Origen Gran Bretaña Información artística …
16in the lap of the gods — open to chance. → lap …
17The Magic Tour — Tournée de Queen Début de la tournée 7 juin 1986 Fin de la tournée 9 août 1986 Titres de la tournée voir programme Nombre de concerts 26 en …
18lap — 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; …
19lap — [[t]læ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ laps, lapping, lapped 1) N COUNT: poss N If you have something on your lap when you are sitting down, it is on top of your legs and near to your body. She waited quietly with her hands in her lap... Hugh glanced at the child on… …
20lap — I n. complete circuit around a track 1) on a lap (they are on the last lap) part of the body from the knees to waist of a sitting person 2) in, on smb. s lap (the little girl sat in her mother s lap) 3) (misc.) in the lap of the gods ( with an… …
