in the lap of the gods
US /ɪn ðə læp əv ðə ɡɑːdz/
UK /ɪn ðə læp əv ðə ɡɑːdz/
1.
beyond human control; left to fate or chance
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We've done all we can; the rest is in the lap of the gods.
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The outcome of the election is still in the lap of the gods.