lay person
81lay figure — noun a) A jointed model of the human body used by artists, or to display clothes. b) An unimportant person. Syn: dummy, mannequin, Joe Average …
82lay preacher — noun A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services in a religious denomination …
83lay figure — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nonentity, puppet, zero, non person; see nobody 2 …
84lay\ away — v 1. To save. She laid a little of her pay away each week. 2. To bury (a person). Used to avoid the word bury , which some people think is unpleasant. He was laid away in his favorite spot on the hill …
85lay\ down\ one's\ life — v. phr. To sacrifice one s life for a cause or person; suffer martyrdom. The early Christians often laid down their lives for their faith …
86lay\ the\ blame\ at\ one's\ door — v. phr. To say that another person or group is responsible for one s own failure. The angry coach laid the blame at the door of the players when our college lost the basketball game …
87lay\ to\ rest — v. phr. informal 1. To put a dead person into a grave or tomb; bury. President Kennedy was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. 2. To get rid of; put away permanently; stop. The Scoutmaster s fears that Tom had drowned were laid to rest… …
88lay a ghost — exorcise ghosts, force out ghosts, send away spirits (from a person or place) …
89lay out — v. place an object out for display; dress something in details; get ready for a precise objective or event; prepare a body for burying; spend money; (Slang) knock a person unconscious n. (Slang) equipment for drug taking …
90lay the cards on the table — v. put the cards on the table, be honest and open, tell a person honestly what one thinks of doing, tell someonw what one really plans to do, reveal what is really happening …