fall into someone's lap

English

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Verb

fall into someone's lap (third-person singular simple present falls into one's lap, present participle falling into one's lap, simple past fell into one's lap, past participle fallen into one's lap)

1. (idiomatic) Of something desirable, to be received by someone with little or no effort or by chance.

Synonyms

• drop into one's lap

Translations

to be received with little or no effort

• German: jemandem in den Schoß fallen (de)
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