to expose oneself to attack

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• expose — exposable, adj. exposability, n. exposer, n. /ik spohz /, v.t., exposed, exposing. 1. to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one s character to attack. 2. to lay open to something specified: to expose… …   Universalium

• expose — /əkˈspoʊz / (say uhk spohz), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) (exposed, exposing) 1. to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one s character to attack. 2. to lay open to something specified: to expose oneself… …  

• lay — lay1 [lā] vt. laid, laying [ME leyen, new formation < 3d pers. sing. of earlier leggen < OE lecgan, lit., to make lie (akin to Goth lagjan, Ger legen) < pt. base of OE licgan, to LIE1] 1. to cause to come down or fall with force; knock… …   English World dictionary

• lay — I. /leɪ / (say lay) verb (laid, laying) –verb (t) 1. to put or place in a position of rest or recumbency: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to bring, throw, or beat down, as from an erect position: to lay a person low. 3. to cause to subside: to lay… …  

• stick one's neck out — phrasal : to lay oneself open (as to attack, criticism, complaint, detection, punishment, reprisal) : run the risk of bringing down upon oneself a consequence detrimental to oneself (as by taking another s part, making a decision outside the… …   Useful english dictionary

• run — [c]/rʌn / (say run) verb (ran, run, running) –verb (i) 1. to move quickly on foot, so as to go more rapidly than in walking (in bipedal locomotion, so that for an instant in each step neither foot is on the ground). 2. to do this for exercise, as …  

• Uncle Tom's Cabin — infobox Book | name = Uncle Tom s Cabin title orig = translator = image caption = Uncle Tom s Cabin , Boston edition author = Harriet Beecher Stowe illustrator = Hammatt Billings (1st edition) cover artist = country = United States language =… …   Wikipedia

• Hobart Freeman — (October 17, 1920 December 8, 1984) was a charismatic preacher and author, who ministered in northern Indiana. Early life Hobart Edward Freeman was born in Ewing, Kentucky, and grew up at St. Petersburg, Florida, where he became a successful… …   Wikipedia

• run — runnable, adj. runnability, n. /run/, v., ran, run, running, n., adj. v.i. 1. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 2. to move with… …   Universalium

• run — I [[t]rʌn[/t]] v. ran, run, run•ning, n. adj. 1) to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground 2) to move or pass quickly 3) to depart… …   From formal English to slang

• gauntlet — I. /ˈgɔntlət / (say gawntluht) noun 1. a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, to protect the hand. 2. a glove with a cuff like extension for the wrist. 3. the cuff itself. –phrase 4. take up the gauntlet, to accept a challenge, originally to a… …