LAP OF THE GODS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lap of the gods mean? 

• LAP OF THE GODS (noun)
  The noun LAP OF THE GODS has 1 sense:

1. beyond human control or responsibility

  Familiarity information: LAP OF THE GODS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAP OF THE GODS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Beyond human control or responsibility

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

there is nothing more I can do; it's in the lap of the gods now

Hypernyms ("lap of the gods" is a kind of...):

lap (an area of control or responsibility)