"land in your lap" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 天上掉下來（比喻意外獲得）- 不費吹灰之力得到

Definition

當某事“天上掉下來”，意思是你不費吹灰之力就得到某物或機會，完全是意外或運氣的結果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是個非正式、口語的慣用語，主要形容機會或好事意外自動落到你手裡，通常不需努力，也可能沒付出。不要用於描述努力得到的東西。

Examples

The job offer just landed in my lap—I didn't even apply.

這份工作機會就這樣**天上掉下來**，我根本沒申請。

All this money landed in her lap after her aunt passed away.

她姑媽過世後，這麼多錢就**掉進她手上**了。

A great opportunity can sometimes just land in your lap without warning.

有時，一個好機會會突然**天上掉下來**，毫無預警。

I can’t believe that promotion just landed in his lap—he wasn’t even trying!

真不敢相信升職就這樣**天上掉到他頭上**，他根本沒努力！

Sometimes luck just lands in your lap when you least expect it.

有時候，運氣就在你最想不到的時候**天上掉下來**。

I didn’t do anything special, the tickets just landed in my lap through a friend.

我沒做什麼特別的事，這些票就是透過朋友**從天上掉下來了**。