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lie aroundTo be in an unknown place.Rate it:

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lie backTo lie down from a sitting positionRate it:

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lie backTo relax, to exert less effortRate it:

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lie back and think of england. "think of England" refers to the importance of children.Rate it:

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lie back and think of englandUsed to preface any unpleasant but inevitable experience.Rate it:

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lie beforeto put oneself at the whim of, to bow down toRate it:

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lie before(especially of something honorific) to be situated in front ofRate it:

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lie byTo have sex with.Rate it:

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lie detectorpolygraphRate it:

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lie downto assume a reclining positionRate it:

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lie downto be lazy or remissRate it:

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lie ill in one's mouthTo sound artificial or contradictory.Rate it:

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lie inTo stay in bed.Rate it:

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lie lowkeep quiet or unseenRate it:

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lie offTo remain at a safe distance fromRate it:

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lie toTo have the sails arranged so as to counteract each other.Rate it:

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lie withto have sex, sexual relations with someoneRate it:

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live a lieTo conceal something about oneself, without the knowledge of which others cannot know one's true character or perspective.Rate it:

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make one's bed and lie in itTo create a difficult situation whose unpleasant consequences one must now endure.Rate it:

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white lieAn lie that is said for not hurting others with a clean mindRate it:

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you make the bed you lie inA person's circumstances are normally the result of his or her own actions.Rate it:

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Cool Your HeelsTo wait for a long time due to some problem, influence or effectRate it:

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Don't Count Your Chickens before They HatchTo warn someone to wait until the expected good thing has really happened till then avoid making further plansRate it:

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hold onWait a short while.Rate it:

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Hold Your HorsesTo be patient, to relax and slow down your pace, to waitRate it:

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it's a long road that has no turningencouragement when things are not going well. Just as a long road eventually has a turning, problems also eventually have a solution, even though one might have to wait.Rate it:

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just a secondStop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the previous speaker or the proceedings to stop so that he or she can comment on what has been said or has happened so far.Rate it:

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look forward toTo anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure.Rate it:

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quasi et presque empêchent les gens de mentirAlmost and very nigh save many a lie.Rate 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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cook upTo manufacture; to falsify; to devise an elaborate lie.Rate it:

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bed downTo lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery.Rate it:

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cook offTo pull the pin from a grenade and wait two or three seconds before throwing.Rate it:

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stand byTo wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.Rate it:

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stretch outTo lie fully extended.Rate it:

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pierce the veilTo see through an illusion or find a hidden meaning, to see the truth within a lie.Rate it:

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hold upTo wait or delay.Rate it:

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hold your fireWait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet.Rate it:

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stand downTo wait; to stop pursuing or fighting.Rate it:

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be on the edge of one's seatTo be in suspense; to wait eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.Rate it:

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keep downTo lie low. To stay concealed by not standing up.Rate it:

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nobody's perfectUsed when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my bestRate it:

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one moment, pleaseUsed to ask a person to wait a moment.Rate it:

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patience is a virtueSometimes we must wait for something and those who are able to do this with gracefulness are considered to be virtuous.Rate it:

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sit tightTo wait patiently.Rate it:

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talk out of one's assTo exaggerate, lie, or speak nonsense.Rate it:

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bed them downTo ​lie down ​somewhere, usually ​somewhere different from where you usually ​sleep, in ​order to go to ​sleep.Rate it:

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lay downTo lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.Rate it:

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twist in the windTo wait for an uncomfortably long period of time.Rate it:

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attend toTo serve; to satisfy someone's needs as a servant would; to wait on.Rate it:

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