"in the lap of the gods" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

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  1. (UK) Up to chance; Outside of one's ability to control or affect the result. Tags: UK Related terms: out of someone's hands Translations (Translations): herran hallussa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-in_the_lap_of_the_gods-en-prep_phrase-QbyCMs5o Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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