The baby woke up when I tried to lay him down.
•The nurse laid the disturbed patient down time and time again.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
lay someone flat — lay someone/something/flat phrase to knock someone or something down Thesaurus: to hit, or to crash into somethingsynonym to hit a part of your body against somethinghyponym … Useful english dictionary
lay someone out — 1. tv. to scold someone severely. (See also laid out.) □ Don’t lay me out! I didn’t do it! CD She really laid out the guy but good. What did he do, rob a bank? 2. tv. to knock someone down with a punch. □ I can’t wait to get into that ring and… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
ˌlay sth ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) to state officially what someone must do, or how they must do it The EU has laid down tough standards for water quality.[/ex] 2) lay down the law to tell someone what to do and expect them to obey you completely With kids like… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lay someone out — (informal) KNOCK OUT/DOWN, knock unconscious, fell, floor, flatten; informal KO, kayo; Brit. informal knock for six. → lay * * * 1) prepare someone for burial after death 2) informal knock someone unconscious … Useful english dictionary
lay someone out — informal Syn: knock out/down, knock unconscious, fell, floor, flatten; informal KO, kayo; Brit.; informal knock for six … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
put someone down — 1 (informal) he often puts me down: CRITICIZE, belittle, disparage, deprecate, denigrate, slight, humiliate, shame, crush, squash … Useful english dictionary
lay — 1) n a. a person viewed or evaluated as a sexual partner b. an act of sexual intercourse ► He s not interested in her, he s just look ing for a lay. These uses of the word spread to British English from the USA with the verb form during the 1950s … Contemporary slang
lay down — 1) vb See lie down 2) lay (someone) down vb American to kill. A euphemism used among black street gangs in the late 1980s … Contemporary slang
lay something flat — lay someone/something/flat phrase to knock someone or something down Thesaurus: to hit, or to crash into somethingsynonym to hit a part of your body against somethinghyponym … Useful english dictionary
lay — lay1 [ leı ] (past tense and past participle laid [ leıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 put down flat/carefully ▸ 2 push egg from body ▸ 3 plan and prepare ▸ 4 lie ▸ 5 prepare table for meal ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive lay on/in/across/against to put something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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
