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  • 1lay 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… …

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  • 2lay 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… …

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  • 3lay down the law — ORDER SOMEONE ABOUT/AROUND, tell someone what to do, ride roughshod over someone; informal boss someone about/around, throw one s weight about/around, push someone about/around. → lay * * * lay down the law To speak authoritatively or… …

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  • 4lay down your life (for somebody) — lay down your ˈlife (for sb/sth) idiom (literary) to die in order to save sb/sth Syn: sacrifice yourself • They were prepared to lay down their lives for their country. Main entry: ↑life …

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  • 5lay down your life (for something) — lay down your ˈlife (for sb/sth) idiom (literary) to die in order to save sb/sth Syn: sacrifice yourself • They were prepared to lay down their lives for their country. Main entry: ↑life …

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  • 6lay down — phrasal verb Word forms lay down : present tense I/you/we/they lay down he/she/it lays down present participle laying down past tense laid down past participle laid down 1) [transitive] to put something down in order to show you are not going to… …

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  • 7lay down the law — Synonyms and related words: be responsible for, bestride, call the signals, captain, carry on, command, conduct, control, dictate, direct, dogmatize, dominate, engineer, govern, handle, have the ascendancy, head, head up, lead, lead on, make the… …

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  • 8Order of Saint Augustine — Abbreviation OSA Formation March, 1256 Type Catholic religious ord …

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  • 9Order of Aurelius — First appearance Welcome to the Hellmouth Last appearance The Wish, Darla (flashback) Created by Joss Whedon Statistics Name Order of Aurelius Purpose …

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  • 10order about — order around what makes him think he can just waltz in and start ordering us about? Syn: tell what to do, give orders to, dictate to; lay down the law to; informal boss around, push around …

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