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111lay-down — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: lay down of a collar : turned over * * * layˈ down noun 1. In card games, esp bridge, a hand which cannot fail to take the number of tricks required to win, and which therefore is sometimes exposed to view without… …
112lay hands on — Synonyms and related words: abduct, administer the Eucharist, ambush, annex, anoint, assail, assault, attack, bless, blitz, bushwhack, carry off, chrism, come at, come down on, confirm, crack down on, cross, descend on, descend upon, do duty,… …
113lay a leg on — (of a male) to copulate with Or, more commonly, lay a leg over or across: Where was a his noble equals when he bute to lay a leg un my poor lassie? (D. Graham, 1883) …
114lay down — in. to give up. □ Do you expect me to just lay down? □ You really think I should just lay down and let them walk all over me? …
115Over the head of — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …
116lay siege — verb a) To besiege, to engage in a siege. And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. b) To attack continually over a long period …
117lay out — verb a) to expend There are but two ways of paying debt: increase of industry in raising income, increase of thrift in laying it out. b) to arrange in a certain way Because his opinions are all over the place, they find it easy to scrutinise them …
118lay down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To declare] Syn. assert, state, affirm; see declare 1 , report 1 , say . 2. [To bet] Syn. game, put up, wager; see bet , gamble 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To let (something) go: abandon, cede, forgo, relinquish,… …
119lay\ 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 …
120lay an egg — vb 1. American to fail, to be responsible for a dismal or disappointing performance. This expression comes from the Victorian British saying lay a duck s egg , meaning to score zero (now extinct in British speech). 2. Australian to behave in an… …
