on the tapis

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tap·is

(tăp′ē, tăp′ĭs, tă-pē′)

n. Obsolete

Tapestry or comparable material used for draperies, carpeting, and furniture covering.

Idiom:

on the tapis

Under consideration.

[Middle English, from Old French; see tapestry.]

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To be informed what the Galaxy Gallery of British Beauty is about, and means to be about, and what Galaxy marriages are on the tapis, and what Galaxy rumours are in circulation, is to become acquainted with the most glorious destinies of mankind.

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My God!)." ("On the tapis" means "on the table.") There's no record of whether the letter made Churchill LOL.

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