- last lap
- {n. phr.} The final stage. * /Although the trip had been very interesting, we were glad that we were on the last lap of our tiring journey./ See: LAST LEG.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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last lap — {n. phr.} The final stage. * /Although the trip had been very interesting, we were glad that we were on the last lap of our tiring journey./ See: LAST LEG … Dictionary of American idioms
last\ lap — n. phr. the final stage. Although the trip had been very interesting, we were glad that we were on the last lap of our tiring journey. See: last leg … Словарь американских идиом
last lap — paskutinis ratas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Likusi įveikiamo nuotolio dalis bėgimo, čiuožimo, važiavimo varžybose – vienas ratas stadiono, maniežo arba treko taku. Kad sportininkui arba komandai liko įveikti vieną ratą,… … Sporto terminų žodynas
(the) last lap — the last lap phrase the last stage of something long and difficult Thesaurus: ends, finishes and final stagessynonym Main entry: lap … Useful english dictionary
lap — Ⅰ. lap [1] ► NOUN ▪ the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person. ● fall (or drop) into someone s lap Cf. ↑fall into someone s lap ● in someone s lap Cf. ↑in someone s lap … English terms dictionary
the last lap — the last stage of something long and difficult … English dictionary
lap — lap1 [ læp ] noun ** 1. ) count the top half of your legs above your knees when you sit down: on/in someone s lap: The cat settled on Christine s lap. He sat with his hands clasped in his lap. 2. ) count one complete trip around a course in a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lap — I n. complete circuit around a track 1) on a lap (they are on the last lap) part of the body from the knees to waist of a sitting person 2) in, on smb. s lap (the little girl sat in her mother s lap) 3) (misc.) in the lap of the gods ( with an… … Combinatory dictionary
lap — 01. Our old cat used to like to sit on my [lap] while I read in the evenings. 02. She burnt her thighs when she accidentally dropped her coffee in her [lap] while driving. 03. She waited on the bench with her hands in her [lap]. 04. We are now… … Grammatical examples in English
lap — lap1 [læp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 2 3 4¦(part of journey)¦ 5 in the lap of luxury 6 in the lap of the gods ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 4 5; Origin: Old English lAppa] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1800 1900; … Dictionary of contemporary English
