| 单词 | lie-down |
| 释义 | lie-down[ lahy-doun ] / ˈlaɪˌdaʊn / noun Chiefly British.a nap. Origin of lie-downFirst recorded in 1830–40; noun use of verb phrase lie down Words nearby lie-downLiechtensteiner, lied, lieder, Liederkranz, lie detector, lie-down, lief, liege, liegeman, Liegnitz, Lie group Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lie-down
British Dictionary definitions for lie-downlie down verb (intr, adverb)to place oneself or be in a prostrate position in order to rest or sleep to accept without protest or opposition (esp in the phrases lie down under, take something lying down) noun lie-downa rest Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with lie-downlie down Also, lie down on the job. Be remiss or lazy. For example, They fired Max because he was always lying down on the job. This expression alludes to lying down in the sense of “resting.” [Early 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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