Fall Into Ones Lap Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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fall into one's lap What does fall into one's lap mean?	to come to you by chance and good luck and without any effort on your part (used for an opportunity or chance)	My new position in my company fell into my lap last summer.
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not see past/farther than the end of one's nose What does "not see past/farther than the end of one's nose" mean?	to not care about the future or about what is happening elsewhere or to other people	My friend cannot see farther than the end of her nose and is not interested in the lives of other people.

not able to see the forest for the trees What does "not able to see the forest for the trees" mean?	to allow the details of a situation to obscure the situation as a whole	The man is not able to see the forest for the trees and always allows his obsession with small details to obscure the larger picture of what he is trying to do.
sail under false colors What does "sail under false colors" mean?	to pretend to be something that one is not (a pirate ship used to disguise itself as an ordinary ship by using a false flag)	The head of the company is sailing under false colors and he does not really understand how the company works.
No time to lose What does "No time to lose" mean?	If there's no time to lose, then it's time to get started otherwise it won't be finished on time.
get/have a lump in one's throat What does "get/have a lump in one's throat" mean?	feel like there in something in your throat as if you were going to cry	I got a lump in my throat as I listened to the tragic story of the woman's family.
blind leading the blind What does "blind leading the blind" mean?	someone who does not know how to do something themselves tries to explain it to other people	It was like the blind leading the blind when I tried to help my friend fix his car. I do not know anything about cars.
take (someone or somewhere) by storm What does "take (someone or somewhere) by storm" mean?	to win the favor of someone or somewhere, to become popular with a group of people	The new rock band took the country by storm.
take it What does "take it" mean?	to get an idea or impression, to understand something from what is said or done	"I take it that you are not going to come to the graduation ceremony next week."

neither fish nor fowl What does "neither fish nor fowl" mean?	something that does not belong to a definite group or category	I do not know what you should call the strange food. It is neither fish nor fowl.
From the bottom of your heart What does "From the bottom of your heart" mean?	If someone does something from the bottom of their heart, then they do it with genuine emotion and feeling.
have/has ('ve/'s) got What does "have/has ('ve/'s) got" mean?	have/has.	"John's got a son whose name is Benjamin and adaughter whose name is Shannon."
be dealt a bad hand/deal someone a bad hand What does "be dealt a bad hand/deal someone a bad hand" mean?	receive or give someone bad cards in a card game, receive disadvantages in something	receive or give someone bad cards in a card game, receive disadvantages in something The boy was dealt a bad hand when he was a child and always was at a disadvantage in his life.
put (something) down to (something) What does "put (something) down to (something)" mean?	to explain something as being caused by something else	The police put the accident down to the bad road conditions at the time.

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Fall Into Ones Lap Idiom