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71lay 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.”… …
72lay someone off — Syn: make redundant, dismiss, let go, discharge, give notice to; informal sack, fire …
73lay some sweet lines on someone — AND put some sweet lines on someone tv. o speak kindly to someone; to soft soap someone. □ I just laid some sweet lines on her, and she let me use her car. □ If you put some sweet lines on him, maybe he won’t ground you …
74Baby, Let Me Follow You Down — Infobox Standard title=Baby, Let Me Follow You Down comment=AKA Baby, Let Me Lay It On You image size= caption= writer=Reverend Gary Davis composer= lyricist= published= written= language=English form= original artist= recorded by=Bob Dylan, Eric …
75re|lay´er — re|lay «REE lay, rih LAY», noun, verb, layed, lay|ing. –n. 1. a fresh supply: »New relays of men were sent to fight the fire. The distances at which we got relays of horses varied greatly (Alexander W. Kinglake). 2. a) = relay race. (Cf. ↑relay… …
76re|lay — «REE lay, rih LAY», noun, verb, layed, lay|ing. –n. 1. a fresh supply: »New relays of men were sent to fight the fire. The distances at which we got relays of horses varied greatly (Alexander W. Kinglake). 2. a) = relay race. (Cf. ↑relay race) b) …
77de|lay´er — de|lay «dih LAY», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to put off till a later time: »We will delay the party for a week and hold it next Saturday. 2. to make late; keep waiting; hinder the progress of: »The accident delayed the train for two hours. Ignorance… …
78de|lay — «dih LAY», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to put off till a later time: »We will delay the party for a week and hold it next Saturday. 2. to make late; keep waiting; hinder the progress of: »The accident delayed the train for two hours. Ignorance delays… …
79see a pin and pick it up, all the day you’ll have good luck; see a pin and let it lie, bad luck you’ll have all the day — Similarly extolling the virtues of thrift in small matters is 1668 S. PEPYS Diary 2 Jan. (1976) IX. 7 The King answered to it with great indifferency. Sir W. Coventry answered: ‘I see your Majesty doth not remember the old English proverb, “He… …
80cha|let — «sha LAY, SHAL ay», noun. 1. a Swiss house with wide, overhanging eaves. 2. a herdsman s hut or cabin in the Swiss mountains. 3. any house like this. ╂[< Swiss French chalet, perhaps ultimately < Latin casa hut] …
