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51lay\ down\ the\ law — Take control of a situation, occasionally through use of physical force. Back in high school, whenver a fight broke out, the principal would show up and lay down the law …
52lay down your arms — stop fighting, bury the hatchet It s time to lay down your arms. Stop fighting with your sister …
53lay down the law — tell someone what to do using your power or influence The new management plans to lay down the law to the workers regarding long lunch breaks …
54lay down the law — too many parents have relinquished their right to lay down the law Syn: be dogmatic, be in charge (of the rules), set the rules, be domineering, be the boss, call the shots …
55lay-down misère — /leɪ daʊn məˈzɛə/ (say lay down muh zair) noun 1. Cards a misère hand played with all cards exposed. 2. Colloquial a certainty …
56lay down — Synonyms and related words: abdicate, abjure, acknowledge defeat, advance, affirm, align, allege, announce, annunciate, ante, ante up, appoint, argue, arrange in layers, assert, assever, asseverate, authorize, aver, avouch, avow, back, bank, bet …
57lay 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 …
58lay down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To declare] Syn. assert, state, affirm; see declare 1 , report 1 , say . 2. [To bet] Syn. game, put up, wager; see bet , gamble 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To let (something) go: abandon, cede, forgo, relinquish,… …
59To lay down — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …
60lay down a marker — put/lay/set down a/your marker (for sth) ► to show clearly what your opinion or position about something is, and how you plan to act in the future: »By entering into this partnership, the company has put down a clear marker for the future. »Now… …
