单词 | lie in wait |
释义 | lie in waitSEE SYNONYMS FOR lie in wait ON THESAURUS.COM Remain hidden while preparing to attack, as in The opposition was quietly lying in wait for the incumbent to make his first big mistake. This expression originally alluded to physical attacks and is now often used figuratively. [Mid-1400s] Also see lay for. Words nearby lie in waitliegeman, Liegnitz, Lie group, lie-in, lie in state, lie in wait, lie low, lien, lienal, lienal artery, lienectomy 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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