lay+a+plan
71lay/set down a marker for sth — put/lay/set down a/your marker (for sth) ► to show clearly what your opinion or position about something is, and how you plan to act in the future: »By entering into this partnership, the company has put down a clear marker for the future. »Now… …
72lay/set down your marker — put/lay/set down a/your marker (for sth) ► to show clearly what your opinion or position about something is, and how you plan to act in the future: »By entering into this partnership, the company has put down a clear marker for the future. »Now… …
73lay/set down your marker for sth — put/lay/set down a/your marker (for sth) ► to show clearly what your opinion or position about something is, and how you plan to act in the future: »By entering into this partnership, the company has put down a clear marker for the future. »Now… …
74lay\ at\ one's\ door — v. phr. literary To blame (smth) on a person. The failure of the plan was laid at his door. Compare: lay to(1) …
75lay\ their\ heads\ together — • put their heads together • lay their heads together v. phr. informal To plan or consider things together; discuss something as a group; talk it over. They put their heads together and decided on a gift. We laid our heads together and decided to …
76lay something out — 1》 spread something out to its full extent. 2》 construct or arrange buildings or gardens according to a plan. ↘arrange and present material for printing and publication. 3》 informal spend a sum of money. → lay …
77ˌlay sth ˈout — phrasal verb 1) to spread something out or arrange things so that you can see them easily I had my dress all ready and laid out on the bed.[/ex] 2) to explain something carefully and clearly The documents lay out the principles clearly… …
78lay out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To spend] Syn. lend, put out (at interest), put up; see invest , spend 1 . 2. [To spread out] Syn. arrange, display, exhibit, set out; see display 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To plan the details or arrangements… …
79Lay-out — Als Layout (engl. für „Plan, Entwurf, Anlage“) bezeichnet man das detaillierte Sichtbarmachen eines gedanklichen Bildes im Sinne eines tatsächlichen Entwurfs, meist dem einer Drucksache. Die Visualisierung vermittelt dem Gestalter und dem… …
80lay a course — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. chart, outline, project; see plan 1 , 2 …
