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lay openIn Japan and South Korea, to publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for registration.Rate it:

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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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les folles dépenses refroidissent la cuisineWilful waste makes woeful want.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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life is too shortDon't waste time on trivial issuesRate 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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merry danceA useless waste of time resulting from a deception.Rate it:

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mess aboutTo play with; to toy with; to waste the time of.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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ouvrage hâté, ouvrage gâtéHaste makes waste.Rate it:

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

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piss money up the wallTo waste money, normally through ineptness in business.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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pour down the drainto waste prior work by subsequent bad decisionsRate 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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run down the clockTo waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.Rate it:

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run out the clockTo preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.Rate it:

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

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screw aroundTo waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.Rate it:

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

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shoot the breezeTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.Rate it:

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slattern awayTo consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste.Rate it:

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slop outTo throw out the waste from the chamberpot in a prison cell.Rate it:

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

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spend thriftA person who spends money quickly, foolishly or indiscriminately; to waste money without regard of the consequences.Rate it:

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spin one's wheelsWaste time, money and energy.Rate it:

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tempus terere, conterere (in) aliqua reto waste time on something.Rate it:

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throw good money after badTo waste money in a fruitless attempt to recoup losses previously incurred.Rate it:

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