| 单词 | to take lying down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take (a beating, defeat, etc.) lying down 4. to take (a beating, defeat, etc.) lying down: to receive it with abject submission. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > offer no resistance [verb (intransitive)] to turn the other cheek1529 to go down like ninepins1791 to take (a beating, defeat, etc.) lying down1888 to take (something) sitting down1899 1888 Sat. Rev. 4 Aug. 133/1 Those who..profess themselves willing to take, ‘lying down’, any and every inconvenience that the victorious Irish may inflict. 1914 G. B. Shaw Androcles & Lion (1916) i. 17 You know, I should feel ashamed if I let myself be struck like that, and took it lying down. 1931 E. F. Benson Mapp & Lucia viii. 229 She had to swallow her medicine... I had no idea.. that she would take it lying down like that. 1974 M. Gilbert Flash Point viii. 64 I heard what the beak said to you. I had an idea you weren't going to take it lying down. < as lemmas |
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