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111lay claim to — To assert a right to • • • Main Entry: ↑claim * * * lay claim to see ↑claim, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑lay …
112lay heads together — To confer and co operate • • • Main Entry: ↑head lay heads together (archaic) To confer together • • • Main Entry: ↑lay …
113lay odds — To offer a bet at favourable odds ● odd * * * lay (or give) odds offer a bet with odds favorable to the other bettor ■ figurative be very sure about something I d lay odds that the person responsible is an insider …
114lay someone low — usually passive phrase to make someone ill or weak and unable to do the things that they usually do He was laid low for two weeks with a virus. Thesaurus: to cause someone to have an illness or feel illsynonym Main entry: lay * * * (of an… …
115lay someone open to something — phrase to provide a good reason for criticizing, blaming, or attacking someone Sheila knew that any sign of weakness would lay her open to further attack. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: lay …
116lay waste to something — lay something waste/lay waste to something/ phrase to cause very serious damage to a place, especially in a war Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry: lay …
117lay the blame (for something) on — lay the blame/responsibility/(for something) on phrase to say that someone or something deserves to be considered responsible for something that has happened Don’t try to lay the blame for this on me. Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or… …
118lay the responsibility (for something) on — lay the blame/responsibility/(for something) on phrase to say that someone or something deserves to be considered responsible for something that has happened Don’t try to lay the blame for this on me. Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or… …
119lay your cards on the table — lay/put/your cards on the table phrase to tell people exactly what you are thinking or what you are intending to do I’m going to lay my cards on the table and say that I don’t like the idea. Thesaurus: to give your opinionsynonym Main entry: card …
120lay to rest something — lay to rest (something) (or lay (something) to rest) see ↑rest, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑lay …
