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lay opento discloseRate it:

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lay openrevealRate it:

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lay outTo arrange in a certain way.Rate it:

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lay outexpend moneyRate it:

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lay overTo make an intermediary stop somewhere.Rate it:

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lay rubberTo accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.Rate it:

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lay something at the feet ofTo assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).Rate it:

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lay the groundworkTo create a foundation; to provide the basics or fundamentals.Rate it:

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lay the pipeTo have penetrative sex with a woman.Rate it:

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lay toTo turn towards the wind so that the boat stopsRate it:

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lay to restTo bury one who has died.Rate it:

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lay upTo store; to put by.Rate it:

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lay upTo disable.Rate it:

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lay upTo take out of active service.Rate it:

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lay upTo go out of active service.Rate it:

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lay your cards on the tableTo be ​honest about ​your ​feelings and ​intentions.Rate it:

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Lay Your Cards on the TableTo be open in discussing plans and facts, to reveal something candidly to someoneRate it:

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le plancher des vaches (fam.)Dry land; Terra firma.Rate it:

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librum de manibus ponereto lay down a book (vid. sect. XII. 3, note vestem deponere...).Rate it:

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luctum deponere (Phil. 14. 13. 34)to lay aside one's grief.Rate it:

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manus inicere, inferre, afferre alicuito lay violent hands on a person.Rate it:

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manus, vim sibi afferreto lay hands on oneself.Rate it:

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mettez le couvertLay the cloth (for dinner).Rate it:

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mettez un couvert de plusPut another knife and fork (for another guest); Lay for one more.Rate it:

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mettre en coupe réglée(lit.) To cut down periodically (of forests); (fig.) To lay regularly under contribution.Rate it:

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nest eggA natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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north fortyA 40-acre section of land, located in the northernmost part of a farm or ranch.Rate it:

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north fortyFarms, ranches, or agricultural land collectively.Rate it:

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pea patchA small piece of land planted with peas.Rate it:

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piece outTo lay out or present possible components of a whole.Rate it:

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play possumTo feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lay low.Rate it:

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portu, terra prohiberi (B. C. 3. 15)to be unable to land.Rate it:

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prêter le flanc à ...To lay oneself open to...Rate it:

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prêter le flanc à des reprochesTo lay oneself open to reproaches.Rate it:

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Promised LandThe area historically known as Judea, which was promised to the Israelites by God according to oral tradition recorded in the Book of Genesis.Rate it:

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Promised LandAmerica.Rate it:

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Promised LandAny place to which one eagerly seeks to go and which one expects to greatly improve one's situation.Rate it:

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Promised LandHeaven or the afterlife.Rate it:

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put downTo land an aircraft.Rate it:

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qui terre a, guerre aMuch coin, much care; Much land, many lawsuits.Rate it:

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robber baronIn Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.Rate it:

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Say Cry UncleTo lay down your arms or surrender, to accept defeatRate it:

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see how the land liesTo wait for all the information about something before taking action.Rate it:

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shift offTo delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.Rate it:

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somno or quieti se tradereto lay oneself down to sleepRate it:

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splash downTo land in water.Rate it:

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square roda unit of area used for measuring small quantities of land. Equal in size to a square with sides 1 rod in length. Equal to 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre. Sometimes known, simply, as a rod.Rate it:

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stock downTo sow, as ploughed land, with grass seed.Rate it:

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tape outOf a piece of land, to measure out so as to be able to accurately fire upon itRate it:

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