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121lay rubber — or[lay a patch] {v. phr.}, {slang} To take off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement. * /Look at those crazy drag racers; they laid rubber in front of my house./ …
122lay aside — {v. phr.} 1. To put off until another time; interrupt an activity. * /The president laid aside politics to turn to foreign affairs./ 2. To save. * /They tried to lay aside a little money each week for their vacation./ …
123lay rubber — or[lay a patch] {v. phr.}, {slang} To take off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement. * /Look at those crazy drag racers; they laid rubber in front of my house./ …
124lay\ aside — v. phr. 1. To put off until another time; interrupt an activity. The president laid aside politics to turn to foreign affairs. 2. To save. They tried to lay aside a little money each week for their vacation …
125lay one on someone — vb to hit, punch someone. A euphemistic expression on the same lines as stick one on , put/hang one on someone. If that joker doesn t stop mouthing^ off I m going to be forced to lay one on him …
126lay someone off — discharge a worker temporarily or permanently because of a shortage of work. → lay …
127lay something off — 1》 chiefly Soccer pass the ball to a teammate. 2》 (of a bookmaker) insure against a loss resulting from a large bet by placing a similar bet with another bookmaker. → lay …
128lay-by — noun (plural lay bys) 1》 Brit. an area at the side of a road where vehicles may pull off the road and stop. 2》 Austral./NZ & S. African a system of paying a deposit to secure an article for later purchase …
