Will Be Lie Down Meaning?

1 : to submit meekly or abjectly to defeat, disappointment, or insult —used chiefly in the phrase take (something) lying down …

What does it mean to have a lie down?

/ˌlaɪˈdaʊn/ a short rest, usually in or on a bed: I usually have a lie-down after lunch. She said she was going for a lie-down. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

Is it lie down or lie down?

You lie down, but you lay something down. Lie does not require a direct object. Lay requires a direct object. The same rule applies to laying and lying (not lieing—beware of spelling).

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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