lapse into something
Definition
› to change to a less active state: The 84-year-old has lapsed into a coma. › Someone who lapses into something chooses to do something that is easier: He had difficulty with English and often lapsed into his native German.
(Definition of lapse into something from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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lap n LEGS
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lap n RACING
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lap up something phrasal verb
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lap v HIT GENTLY
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lapel n
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lapse n FAILURE
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lapse n PERIOD
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