a way of saying ‘lie down’ that many people think is incorrect
to form a layer of something such as soil or mud that gradually becomes hard and develops into rock
to put something down in order to show you are not going to use it again, for example a weapon or tool
to state officially what someone must do or how they must do it
to tell someone what to do or how to behave in a way that shows that you expect them to obey you completely
Beryl lay down, her mind revolving round the day's happenings like a hamster on a wheel.
He heard the rustle of the silk bedcover being turned down and the creak of the springs as the woman lay down.
I closed the file, turned out the lights, and lay down.
Moira was full of bright ideas about the mixing, and some synth effects she wanted me to lay down.
Please stop writing and lay down your pencils.
The EU has laid down tough standards for water quality.
The rules laid down that he could not directly intervene.
With kids like that you have to lay down the law and let them see you’re serious.
lays down
laying down
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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