DROP / DUMP STH IN SB'S LAP

Meaning of DROP / DUMP STH IN SB'S LAP in English

( informal ) to make sth the responsibility of another person :

They dropped the problem firmly back in my lap.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LAP — I. ˈlap noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lappe, from Old English læppa; akin to Old Frisian lappa flap, …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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DUMP — I. ˈdəmp noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from Dutch domp exhalation, haze, from Middle Dutch damp, domp — more …
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DROP — I. ˈdräp noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English drope, drop, from Old English dropa; akin to …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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LAP — (n.) The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal …
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAP — lap 1 /lap/ , n. 1. the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when …
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DUMP — — dumper , n. /dump/ , v.t. 1. to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop …
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DROP — — droplike , adj. /drop/ , n. , v. , dropped or dropt, dropping . n. 1. a small quantity …
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LAP — I. ˈlap noun Etymology: Middle English lappe, from Old English læppa; akin to Old High German lappa flap Date: before …
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DUMP — I. ˈdəmp verb Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch dompen to immerse, topple; akin to Old Norse dumpa to thump, fall …
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DROP — I. ˈdräp noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dropa; akin to Old High German tropfo drop …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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LAP — noun the sound of lapping. 2. lap ·noun to wrap or wind around something. 3. lap ·noun an edge; a …
Webster English vocab
DUMP — noun that which is dumped. 2. dump ·noun a pile of ore or rock. 3. dump ·vt an old kind …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
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SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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LAP — [lap] n [ME lappe, fr. OE laeppa; akin to OHG lappa flap] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a loose overlapping or …
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DUMP — [dump] vb [perh. fr. MD dompen to immerse, topple; akin to ON dumpa to thump, fall suddenly] vt (14c) 1 …
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DROP — [drop] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE dropa; akin to OHG tropfo drop] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the quantity …
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LAP — / læp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ C ] 1. [ usually sing. ] the top part …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUMP — / dʌmp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ vn ] GET RID OF 1. to get rid of …
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DROP — / drɒp; NAmE drɑːp/ verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) FALL 1. to fall or allow sth to …
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LAP — I. lap 1 /læp/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1, 4-5: Language: Old English ; Origin: læppa ] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUMP — I. dump 1 S3 /dʌmp/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch dompen 'to put …
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DROP — I. drop 1 S1 W2 /drɒp $ drɑːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle dropped , present …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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 …
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DROP — n. & v. --n. 1 a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
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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 …
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DUMP — n. & v. n. 1 a a place for depositing rubbish. b a heap of rubbish. 2 colloq. an unpleasant …
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DROP — n. & v. n. 1 a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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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
DUMP — n. & v. --n. 1. a a place for depositing rubbish. b a heap of rubbish. 2 colloq. an unpleasant …
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DROP — n. & v. --n. 1. a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
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LAP — ( laps, lapping, lapped) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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DUMP — ( dumps, dumping, dumped) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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DROP — ( drops, dropping, dropped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If a …
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LAP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a victory lap (= when a winning runner or player runs around the playing …
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DUMP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES brain dump dump truck dump waste ▪ They were fined for illegally dumping waste. …
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DUMP — [noun] [C]A (rubbish) dump is a place where people are allowed to leave their rubbish.I'm going to clear out the …
Cambridge English vocab
DUMP — Synonyms and related words : Augean stables, Parthian shot, abandon, abase, abasement, abash, abjure, abundance, accumulation, affront, amassment, ammo dump, …
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LAP — I. noun circuit ADJECTIVE ▪ first , opening ( BrE ) ▪ final , last ▪ victory ▪ I skated …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DUMP — n. 25B6; noun take the rubbish to the dump : TIP, rubbish dump, rubbish heap, dumping ground; dustheap, slag heap. …
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DROP — n. 25B6; verb Eric dropped the box : LET FALL, let go of, lose one's grip on; release, unhand, relinquish. …
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DUMP — < operating system > 1. An undigested and voluminous mass of information about a problem or the state of a …
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SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
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