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to take a lie-down

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  • take something lying down usu. with negative — accept an insult, setback, or rebuke without protest. → lie …   English new terms dictionary

  • take it lying down — (informal) To endure without resistance or protest • • • Main Entry: ↑lie …   Useful english dictionary

  • lie down — verb assume a reclining position (Freq. 11) lie down on the bed until you feel better • Syn: ↑lie • Ant: ↑arise • Hypernyms: ↑change posture …   Useful english dictionary

  • lie down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms lie down : present tense I/you/we/they lie down he/she/it lies down present participle lying down past tense lay down past participle lain down 1) same as lie I, 1), a) Lie down and relax. I m going to go… …   English dictionary

  • lie down — v. (misc.) to take smt. lying down ( to accept smt. without protest ); to lie down on the job ( to work very little ) * * * [ laɪ daʊn] to lie down on the job ( to work very little ) (misc.) to take smt. lying down ( to accept smt. without… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • ˌlie ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on a surface, especially in order to rest or to sleep I m going to go and lie down for a while.[/ex] 2) not take sth lying down to not accept unfair treatment, by… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • lie down on the job — stop working, refuse to work    Yes, I take long coffee breaks, but I would never lie down on the job …   English idioms

  • lie down — Synonyms and related words: bed, bed down, couch, crawl, curl up, go to bed, go to rest, grovel, lay, lie, lie flat, lie limply, lie prone, lie prostrate, loll, lounge, prone, prostrate, recline, repose, rest, settle to rest, snug down, sprawl,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • lie down — intransitive verb Date: 1888 1. to submit meekly or abjectly to defeat, disappointment, or insult < won t take that criticism lying down > 2. to fail to perform or to neglect one s part deliberately < lying down on the job > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • A Cup Of Tea, A Bex and A Good Lie Down — was a comedy revue that opened at Sydney s Philip St Theatre in 1965. It was the longest running show at the Philip St Theatre in 1966. The cast included John Ewart, Gloria Dawn, Ruth Cracknell, and Reg Livermore.Bex powders were an Australian… …   Wikipedia

  • lie — lie1 [lī] vi. lay, lain, lying [ME lien < 2d & 3d pers. sing. of earlier liggen < OE licgan, to lie, akin to Ger liegen < IE base * legh , to lie, lay oneself down > L lectus & Gr lēchos, bed, lōchos, lair] 1. to be or put oneself in… …   English World dictionary

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