lay+up+in+store

  • 101lay up — {v.} 1. To collect a supply of; save for future, use; store. * /Bees lay up honey for the winter./ 2. To keep in the house or in bed because of sickness or injury; disable. * /Jack was laid up with a twisted knee and couldn t play in the final… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 102lay\ up — v 1. To collect a supply of; save for future, use; store. Bees lay up honey for the winter. 2. To keep in the house or in bed because of sickness or injury; disable. Jack was laid up with a twisted knee and couldn t play in the final game. 3. To… …

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  • 103lay in — {v.} To store up a supply of; to get and keep for future use. * /Mrs. Mason heard that the price of sugar might go up, so she laid in a hundred pounds of it./ * /Before school starts, the principal will lay in plenty of paper for the students… …

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  • 104lay in — {v.} To store up a supply of; to get and keep for future use. * /Mrs. Mason heard that the price of sugar might go up, so she laid in a hundred pounds of it./ * /Before school starts, the principal will lay in plenty of paper for the students… …

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  • 105lay 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 …

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  • 106lay\ down — v 1. To let (smth) be taken; give up or surrender (smth). The general told the troops to lay down their arms. He was willing to lay down his life for his country. Compare: give up 2. To ask people to follow; tell someone to obey; make (a rule or… …

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  • 107lay\ in — v To store up a supply of; to get and keep for future use. Mrs. Mason heard that the price of sugar might go up, so she laid in a hundred pounds of it. Before school starts, the principal will lay in plenty of paper for the students written work …

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  • 108lay in — PHRASAL VERB If you lay in an amount of something, you buy it and store it to be used later. [V P n (not pron)] They began to lay in extensive stores of food supplies …

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  • 109lay up — 1) take out of active service, put in a boat dock or a garage The weather was getting cold so they decided to lay up their boat for the winter. 2) collect a supply of something, save for future use, store They are trying to lay up some canned… …

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  • 110lay aside — 1. Reject, discard, put away, put off, lay on the shelf. 2. Put by, store, lay by …

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