FALL INTO MY LAP

Meaning of FALL INTO MY LAP in English

find without looking, receive without asking

Reg got another job offer today. Things seem to fall into his lap.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

FALL INTO MY LAP — find without looking, receive without asking Reg got another job offer today. Things seem to fall into his lap.
English Idioms vocab
FALL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MY — I. Etymology: Middle English my, mi, min, from Old English mīn, suppletive gen. of ic I obsolete possessive of i …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAP — I. ˈlap noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lappe, from Old English læppa; akin to Old Frisian lappa flap, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTO — I. |intə, -n.tu̇, -n-(ˌ)tü, +V often -ntəw preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯlən also in poetry & sometimes +V in prose -ln ; also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAP — (n.) The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal …
Английский словарь Webster
INTO — (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be …
Английский словарь Webster
INTO — ( prep. ) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LAP — lap 1 /lap/ , n. 1. the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INTO — /in"tooh/ ; unstressed /in"too, -teuh/ , prep. 1. to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room. The …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FALL — /fawl/ , v. , fell, fallen, falling , n. v.i. 1. to drop or descend under the force of gravity, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAP — I. ˈlap noun Etymology: Middle English lappe, from Old English læppa; akin to Old High German lappa flap Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯ-lən ; fall·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INTO — preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō to Date: before 12th century 1. — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAP — noun the sound of lapping. 2. lap ·noun to wrap or wind around something. 3. lap ·noun an edge; a …
Webster English vocab
INTO — prep denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 2. into ·prep to the inside of; within. it is …
Webster English vocab
FALL
Webster English vocab
LAP — [lap] n [ME lappe, fr. OE laeppa; akin to OHG lappa flap] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a loose overlapping or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FALL — [fall] vb fell ; fall.en ; fall.ing [ME, fr. OE feallan; akin to OHG fallan to fall and perh. to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAP — / læp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ C ] 1. [ usually sing. ] the top part …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — / ˈɪntə; NAmE ; before vowels strong form ˈɪntu; strong form ˈɪntuː/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALL — / fɔːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( fell / fel; NAmE / fall·en / ˈfɔːlən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MY — I. my 1 S1 W1 /maɪ/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘I’] 1 . used by the person who …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAP — I. lap 1 /læp/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1, 4-5: Language: Old English ; Origin: læppa ] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INTO — in ‧ to S1 W1 /ˈɪntə; before vowels ˈɪntʊ; strong ˈɪntuː/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FALL — I. fall 1 S1 W1 /fɔːl $ fɒːl/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense fell /fel/, past participle fallen /ˈfɔːlən …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAP — n. & v. --n. 1 a one circuit of a racetrack etc. b a section of a journey etc. (finally …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAP — n. 1 a the front of the body from the waist to the knees of a sitting person (sat on …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FALL — v. & n. --v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MY — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to me or myself (my house; my own business). 2 as a form of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAP — n. & v. n. 1 a one circuit of a racetrack etc. b a section of a journey etc. (finally …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAP — n. 1 a the front of the body from the waist to the knees of a sitting person (sat on …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FALL — v. & n. v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MY — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1. of or belonging to me or myself (my house; my own business). 2 as a form of …
Oxford English vocab
LAP — 1. n.1 a the front of the body from the waist to the knees of a sitting person (sat on …
Oxford English vocab
INTO — prep. 1. expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Oxford English vocab
FALL — v. & n. --v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1. a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Oxford English vocab
MY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'My' is the first person singular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAP — ( laps, lapping, lapped) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — Pronounced /ɪntu:/ or /ɪntu:/, particularly before pronouns and for meaning 14. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALL — ( falls, falling, fell, fallen) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a victory lap (= when a winning runner or player runs around the playing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INTO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FALL — Synonyms and related words : Niagara, Scotch mist, Waterloo, abate, abatement, ablate, accept, apostasy, ascend, assail, assault, associate with, attack, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAP — I. noun circuit ADJECTIVE ▪ first , opening ( BrE ) ▪ final , last ▪ victory ▪ I skated …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FALL — INDEX: 1. when someone accidentally falls from a standing position 2. to almost fall from a standing position 3. when …
Longman Activator English vocab
FALL — n. 25B6; verb bombs began to fall : DROP, descend, come down, go down; plummet, plunge, sink, dive, tumble; cascade. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FALL — v. 1 descend, sink, subside, settle, drop or come (down), plummet, plunge, dive, (take a) nosedive; cascade The bucket fell …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MY — мест.; притяж.; как прил. 1) мой, моя, мое, мои; принадлежащий мне (ср. mine) 2) используется в обращении, придает обращению ласковый, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAP — I сущ. 1) подол; пола, фалда Syn : skirt, tail, flap 2) колени (верхняя часть ног у сидящего человека) The …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INTO — предл. 1) указывает на движение или направление внутрь, в сферу или область чего-л. в(о), на to come into the garden …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FALL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MY — my.ogg maı poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. mine) 1. мой, моя, моё, мои; принадлежащий мне; свой where is …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAP — lap.ogg _I 1. læp n 1. колени ( сидящего человека ) the mother had the baby on her lap - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
INTO — into.ogg ʹıntu:,ʹıntə prep 1. указывает на движение или направление внутрь чего-л. в come into the house - пойдём в дом …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FALL
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAP — 1) накрой; напуск; перекрытие; нахлёстка || соединять внакрой; перекрывать; соединять внахлёстку 2) закат ( дефект проката ) ; плена; морщина …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FALL — 1) падение, спад, понижение, снижение || падать, понижаться, снижаться 2) перепад ( гидротехническое сооружение ) 3) напор воды ( на …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
LAP — 1) накрой; напуск; перекрытие; нахлёстка || соединять внакрой; перекрывать; соединять внахлёстку 2) закат (дефект проката); плена; морщина (дефект стального слитка) 3) складка …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FALL — 1) падение, спад, понижение, снижение || падать, понижаться, снижаться 2) перепад (гидротехническое сооружение) 3) напор воды (на гидротехническом сооружении) 4) выпадение (осадков) 5) горн. …
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