- lay down one's life
- {v. phr.} To sacrifice one's life for a cause or person; suffer martyrdom. * /The early Christians often laid down their lives for their faith./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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lay down one's life — {v. phr.} To sacrifice one s life for a cause or person; suffer martyrdom. * /The early Christians often laid down their lives for their faith./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lay\ down\ one's\ life — v. phr. To sacrifice one s life for a cause or person; suffer martyrdom. The early Christians often laid down their lives for their faith … Словарь американских идиом
lay down one's life (for) — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. die for, sacrifice, perish; see die 1 … English dictionary for students
To lay down — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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give one's life — 1) he would give his life for her Syn: die for, lay down one s life for, sacrifice oneself for, offer one s life for, die to save 2) he gave his life to the company Syn: dedicate oneself, devote oneself, give oneself, surrender oneself … Thesaurus of popular words
give one's life — 1 he would give his life for her: DIE (TO SAVE), lay down one s life, sacrifice oneself, offer one s life. 2 he gave his life to the company: DEDICATE ONESELF, devote oneself, give oneself, surrender oneself. → life … Useful english dictionary
Lay — (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down, to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay, lie — Lay means to place and is a transitive verb requiring an object. Lie, in the context here, means to recline, is intransitive, and takes no object. I shall lay the rug on the floor. Please lie down here. The principal parts of lay are lay, laid,… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
life — /laɪf / (say luyf) noun (plural lives) 1. the condition which distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic objects and dead organisms. The distinguishing manifestations of life are: growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of… …
