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fallen into one's lap

fallen into one's lap is the past participle of fall into someone's lap.

Meaning of fall into someone's lap

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

Questions about fallen into one's lap

What is fallen into one's lap the past participle of?
Fallen into one's lap is the past participle of fall into someone's lap.

Words near fallen into one's lap in the dictionary

  1. fallen in love
  2. fallen in lust
  3. fallen in with
  4. fallen into
  5. fallen into a trap
  6. fallen into one's lap
  7. fallen into oneself
  8. fallen into place
  9. fallen into someone's hands
  10. fallen into the wrong hands
  11. Fallen Jerusalem Island

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