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  • 21lay 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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  • 22show-down — 1904, from poker players slang term for the act of laying down the hands face up (1892); see SHOW (Cf. show) (v.) …

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  • 23lay down the law — to tell people what they must do, without caring about their opinions. I m not going to let some new guy come into my office and start laying down the law. Riley laid down the law, telling his players, “We re going to play the game my way.”… …

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  • 24putting down — placing, laying down; suppression; writing, recording; humiliation; euthanasia; killing (animals) …

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  • 25Hedge laying — is a country skill, typically found in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which, through the creation and maintenance of hedges, achieves the following:* the formation of livestock proof barriers; * the rejuvenation of existing hedgerows by… …

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  • 26Gun laying — is the process of aiming an artillery piece. The term is also applied to describe the process of aiming smaller calibre weapons by radar or computer control. The gun is typically rotated in a horizontal plane in order gain a line of sight to the… …

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  • 27Net laying ship — General characteristics (US Navy netlayers) Displacement: 560 tons, 700 tons laden Length: 151 ft. 8 in. Beam: 30 ft. 6 in. Draft: 10 ft. 6 in …

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  • 28Bangor, County Down — Infobox UK place official name= Bangor irish name= Beannchor scots name= local name= static static image caption= map type= Northern Ireland latitude= 54.66 longitude= 5.67 belfast distance= population= 58,388 (2001 Census) irish grid reference=… …

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  • 29To lay down — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …

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  • 30To bring down — Bring Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to …

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