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/læp əv ðə gɑdz/ Listen

Lap of the gods

noun

Beyond human control or responsibility.

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"Lap of the gods" Quotes from Famous Books

... that he already stood on tiptoe peering forth, eager, straining at his leash. And since he was no longer content at Horsham Manor, I reasoned, with regret, that the sooner he went the better. I had done all I could for him. His destiny was now in the lap of the gods. ...

— Paradise Garden - The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment • George Gibbs

... answer to a speech of this character, Peggy Webster made no reply. What Vera's future held in store for her was, according to an ancient pagan expression, "in the lap of the gods." ...

— The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor • Margaret Vandercook

... least the possibility. The marshal, as he rode north before the dawn next morning, felt a new kindling of hope. It seemed to him almost certain that the opportunity was at hand to satisfy one ambition at least by putting Hodges behind the bars. For the other, it was on the lap of the gods. ...

— Heart of the Blue Ridge • Waldron Baily

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