land in someone's lap

verb

To come into somebody's possession without that person making any effort to attain it, and possibly without them expecting it.

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Meanings

verbland in someone's lap (third-person singular simple present lands in someone's lap, present participle landing in someone's lap, simple past and past participle landed in someone's lap)

present singular third person lands in someone's lap · participle present landing in someone's lap · participle past landed in someone's lap · past landed in someone's lap

  1. idiomaticinformalTo come into somebody's possession without that person making any effort to attain it, and possibly without them expecting it.
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Chicago

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