lie down

lie down

Lie down on the bed until you feel better.

b) to be lazy or remiss

He never got promoted because he was always lying down on the job.


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  • lie-down — (n.) period of rest reclining, 1840, from LIE (Cf. lie) (v.2) + DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • lie down — n [singular] BrE a short rest, usually on a bed ▪ I m going upstairs to have a lie down …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Lie down — (or lying down) may refer to the:* Prone position (face down) * Supine position (face up) …   Wikipedia

  • lie down — index repose (rest) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • lie-down — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a short rest on a bed or sofa …   English terms dictionary

  • lie-down — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: lie down : a lying down or period of lying down : nap, rest * * * /luy down /, n. Chiefly Brit. a nap. [1830 40; n. use of v. phrase lie down …   Useful english dictionary

  • lie down — verb assume a reclining position (Freq. 11) lie down on the bed until you feel better • Syn: ↑lie • Ant: ↑arise • Hypernyms: ↑change posture …   Useful english dictionary

  • lie down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms lie down : present tense I/you/we/they lie down he/she/it lies down present participle lying down past tense lay down past participle lain down 1) same as lie I, 1), a) Lie down and relax. I m going to go… …   English dictionary

  • lie down — v. (misc.) to take smt. lying down ( to accept smt. without protest ); to lie down on the job ( to work very little ) * * * [ laɪ daʊn] to lie down on the job ( to work very little ) (misc.) to take smt. lying down ( to accept smt. without… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • lie down — PHRASAL VERB When you lie down, you move into a horizontal position, usually in order to rest or sleep. [V P] Why don t you go upstairs and lie down for a bit? …   English dictionary

  • lie-down — N SING If you have a lie down, you have a short rest, usually in bed. [BRIT, INFORMAL] She had departed upstairs for a lie down …   English dictionary

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