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51lay down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you lay something down, you put it down, usually because you have finished using it. [V n P] Daniel finished the article and laid the newspaper down on his desk... [V P n (not pron)] She laid down her knife and fork and pushed… …
52lay down your life — to be killed in wartime There are overtones of voluntary sacrifice: David Haden Guest... also laid down his life. (Boyle, 1979) A civilian may lay down his burden or his knife and fork. A Scotsman might also have been said to lay… …
53lay — I. v. a. 1. Put, place, lay down. 2. Impose, assess. 3. Impute, charge, ascribe. 4. Spread (on a surface). 5. Prepare, set in order, get ready. 6. Contrive, scheme, devise, concoct. 7. Al …
54lay something in — Syn: stock up with/on, stockpile, store (up), amass, hoard, stow (away), put aside/away/by, garner, squirrel away; informal salt away, stash away …
55lay by — verb a) To put away for future use; put aside; store; save; hoard; to build up as savings. He had managed to lay by money for college through his years as a paperboy. b) (of a sailing vessel) To remain …
56lay aside — 1. Reject, discard, put away, put off, lay on the shelf. 2. Put by, store, lay by …
57lay to rest — get rid of, put away permanently, stop They have been trying to lay to rest the rumors about the financial problems in the company …
58Away in a Manger — a carol sung especially by children at church services at Christmas. The first verse is: Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head. The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay, The little Lord… …
59lay about one — {v. phr.} To hit out in all directions. Used with a reflexive object: her , him , or them . * /The bandits surrounded the sheriff, but he laid about him so hard, with his gun used as a club, that they stepped back and let him escape./ * /Mrs.… …
60lay to rest — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To put a dead person into a grave or tomb; bury. * /President Kennedy was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery./ 2. To get rid of; put away permanently; stop. * /The Scoutmaster s fears that Tom had drowned were… …
