Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
lay down vs lie down — Lay down has several different meanings. If you lay something down it can mean you officially establish a rule, or officially state the way in which something should be done. For example: Please follow the rules laid down by the… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
lay down vs lie down — Lay down has several different meanings. If you lay something down it can mean you officially establish a rule, or officially state the way in which something should be done. For example: Please follow the rules laid down by the… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
lie down on the job — {v. phr.}, {informal} To purposely fail to do your job; neglect a task; loaf. * /Bill isn t trying to learn his lessons. He is lying down on the job./ * /If you lie down on your job, you will lose it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lie down on the job — {v. phr.}, {informal} To purposely fail to do your job; neglect a task; loaf. * /Bill isn t trying to learn his lessons. He is lying down on the job./ * /If you lie down on your job, you will lose it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lie down — (lay down) vb to surrender, abase oneself. A fashiona ble euphemism in the late 1980s, partic ularly in the contexts of business and politics. It normally had the sense of giv ing up without a struggle in an adversarial situation. Sit down and… … Contemporary slang
lie down — verb assume a reclining position (Freq. 11) lie down on the bed until you feel better • Syn: ↑lie • Ant: ↑arise • Hypernyms: ↑change posture … Useful english dictionary
lie down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms lie down : present tense I/you/we/they lie down he/she/it lies down present participle lying down past tense lay down past participle lain down 1) same as lie I, 1), a) Lie down and relax. I m going to go… … English dictionary
lie-down — /laɪ ˈdaʊn/ (say luy down) noun a rest taken while lying down: *This nation was built on a cup of tea, a Bex, and a good lie down. –phillip adams, 1977. Also, (in non standard use), lay down …
lie down — Synonyms and related words: bed, bed down, couch, crawl, curl up, go to bed, go to rest, grovel, lay, lie, lie flat, lie limply, lie prone, lie prostrate, loll, lounge, prone, prostrate, recline, repose, rest, settle to rest, snug down, sprawl,… … Moby Thesaurus
laugh and lie down — or laugh and lay down noun An old card game in which a player lays down his or her cards when a winning hand is achieved • • • Main Entry: ↑laugh … Useful english dictionary
Lay — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
