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  • 81lay / lie —    Lay is a transitive verb, which means it takes an object. It means to set or put down flat : Gwendolyn laid child in the crib, or Lay a book on the table, please. Its forms are lay, lays, laid, has laid, and is laying.    Lie is an… …

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  • 82lay / lie —    Lay is a transitive verb, which means it takes an object. It means to set or put down flat : Gwendolyn laid child in the crib, or Lay a book on the table, please. Its forms are lay, lays, laid, has laid, and is laying.    Lie is an… …

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  • 83lay down your life — literary phrase to die as a result of doing something good for other people Thesaurus: to die or to be killedsynonym Main entry: life * * * lay down your life see lay down at ↑ …

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  • 84lay down your arms — to put down your weapons and stop fighting The soldiers refused to lay down their arms. • • • Main Entry: ↑arm * * * lay down your ˈarms idiom (formal) to stop fighting • …

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  • 85lay it on the line — See: LAY ON THE LINE(2) …

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  • 86lay one's cards on the table — or[lay down one s cards] or[put one s cards on the table] {v. phr.}, {informal} To let someone know your position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickery or secrets. * /In talking about buying the property, Peterson laid his… …

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  • 87lay it on the line — See: LAY ON THE LINE(2) …

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  • 88lay one's cards on the table — or[lay down one s cards] or[put one s cards on the table] {v. phr.}, {informal} To let someone know your position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickery or secrets. * /In talking about buying the property, Peterson laid his… …

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  • 89Lay — Lay, a. [OF. lai, lais, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. laoi, laoidh, song, poem, OIr. laoidh poem, verse; but cf. also AS. l[=a]c play, sport, G. leich a sort of poem (cf. {Lake} to sport). ?.] 1. A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad. Spenser …

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  • 90Lay — Lay, n. The laity; the common people. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The learned have no more privilege than the lay. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …

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