Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Lay-Away — is a 1972 funk rock single released by The Isley Brothers on their T Neck imprint. Released as the first record off their Brother, Brother, Brother album, the song depicted the narrator s description of how his lover s love was so special that he … Wikipedia
lay away — index hold (possess), keep (shelter), reserve, store Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lay away — verb save up as for future use • Syn: ↑hoard, ↑stash, ↑cache, ↑hive up, ↑squirrel away • Derivationally related forms: ↑cache (for: ↑cache), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lay away — save They are trying to lay away some money for their holiday next year … Idioms and examples
lay-away plan — {n.} A plan for buying something that you can t pay cash for; a plan in which you pay some money down and pay a little more when you can, and the store holds the article until you have paid the full price. * /She could not afford to pay for the… … Dictionary of American idioms
lay-away plan — {n.} A plan for buying something that you can t pay cash for; a plan in which you pay some money down and pay a little more when you can, and the store holds the article until you have paid the full price. * /She could not afford to pay for the… … Dictionary of American idioms
lay-away\ plan — noun A plan for buying something that you can t pay cash for; a plan in which you pay some money down and pay a little more when you can, and the store holds the article until you have paid the full price. She could not afford to pay for the coat … Словарь американских идиом
lay away — Synonyms and related words: bank, bundle away, cache, coffer, delay, deposit, entomb, file, hutch, inhume, inter, lay aside, lay by, lay down, lay in, lay in store, lay up, lodge, pack away, pigeonhole, plant, postpone, push aside, put aside, put … Moby Thesaurus
lay away — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To save] Syn. lay aside, keep, collect; see save 3 , store 2 . 2. [To bury] Syn. entomb, inter, inhume; see bury 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To reserve for the future: keep, lay aside, lay by, lay in, lay up, put… … English dictionary for students
lay-away — /ˈleɪ əweɪ/ (say lay uhway) noun US → lay by (defs 1 and 2) …
lay away — {v.} 1. To save. * /She laid a little of her pay away each week./ 2. To bury (a person). Used to avoid the word bury , which some people think is unpleasant. * /He was laid away in his favorite spot on the hill./ … Dictionary of American idioms
