to lay down the ground rules

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• ground rules — n [plural] the basic rules or principles on which future actions or behaviour should be based lay down/establish ground rules for sth ▪ Our book lays down the ground rules for building a patio successfully …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lay down — verb a) To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground. The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon. b) To specify, institute …   Wiktionary

• lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lay — 1 /leI/ verb the past tense of lie 1 2 verb past tense and past participle laid 1 PUT SB/STH DOWN (transitive always + adv/prep) to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position: lay sth in/on/under etc: Laying my coat carefully on …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lay something down — 1 he laid down his glass: PUT DOWN, set down, place down, deposit, rest; informal dump, plonk down; Brit. informal bung down. 2 they were forced to lay …   Useful english dictionary

• lay something down — 1) he laid down his glass Syn: put down, set down, place down, deposit, rest; informal plunk down 2) they were forced to lay down their weapons Syn: relinquish, surrender, give up, yield, cede 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• lay something down — 1) they laid down their weapons Syn: relinquish, surrender, give up, abandon 2) the ground rules have been laid down Syn: formulate, set down, draw up, frame, prescribe, ordain, dictate …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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