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lands in someone's lap

lands in someone's lap is the third-person singular simple present indicative of land in someone's lap.

Meaning of land in someone's lap

Verb

land 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)

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

Questions about lands in someone's lap

What is lands in someone's lap the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lands in someone's lap is the third-person singular simple present indicative of land in someone's lap.

Words near lands in someone's lap in the dictionary

  1. landrushes
  2. Landry
  3. lands
  4. lands before time
  5. lands down
  6. lands in someone's lap
  7. lands of plenty
  8. lands on
  9. lands on one's feet
  10. lands preserved
  11. lands the plane

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