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lapse from grace |
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lapse from grace 1. Lit. to fall out of favor with God. The child was told that if he ever smoked even one cigarette, he would lapse from grace for certain. It is easy, these days, to lapse from grace. 2. Fig. to fall out of favor. Ted lapsed from grace when he left the lobby door unlocked all weekend. I have to be there on time every day or I will lapse from grace for sure. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Because of this lapse from grace, a smallish but significant number of movie stars and lesser functionaries, among them Nick Nolte and Ed Harris, ostentatiously refused to applaud as the rest of the Academy gave the 89-year-old director a long and heartfelt ovation on Oscar night. |
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