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fall into someone's lap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables
fal-l in-to -some-one's lap
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Inflected Forms

falls into one's lap (present, singular) falling into one's lap (participle, present) fell into one's lap (past) fallen into one's lap (participle, past)

Phrases

you don't get something for nothing there's no such thing as a free lunch money doesn't grow on trees fall into someone's hands

Frequently Paired Words

godsend you don't get something for nothing there's no such thing as a free lunch money doesn't grow on trees fall into someone's hands

Synonyms

drop into someone's lap

Questions

What does fall into someone's lap mean?
Of something desirable, to be received by someone with little or no effort or by chance.

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