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2023-06-02 02:06
Be in the lap of the gods phrase
Used when a situation is out of one's control or power
Who knows what will happen in the future as it is the lap of the gods.
The dotors tried our best to save him. Everything now is in the lap of the gods.
Being in a state that one has no longer energy, endurance, or patience
This expression comes from one used in several passages in the works of the Greek epic poet Homer. The original Greek refers to the ‘knees’ of the gods, possibly because suppliants laid gifts on the knees of those who were sitting in judgement upon them.
Do you see anything wrong?
The similarity between the children and their parents
I looked at my father's eyes, then looked at my eyes. I thought the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
