lying+down
51lie down — intransitive verb Date: 1888 1. to submit meekly or abjectly to defeat, disappointment, or insult < won t take that criticism lying down > 2. to fail to perform or to neglect one s part deliberately < lying down on the job > …
52keep down — verb 1. place a limit on the number of (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑number • Derivationally related forms: ↑number (for: ↑number) • Hypernyms: ↑limit, ↑ …
53Never Let You Down — This article is about the Honeyz song. For the Flashpoint episode, see Never Let You Down (Flashpoint). For the Frankie J song, see Priceless (Frankie J album). For the Verve Pipe song, see Underneath (The Verve Pipe album). Never Let You Down …
54hold down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hold down : present tense I/you/we/they hold down he/she/it holds down present participle holding down past tense held down past participle held down 1) to hold someone who is lying down, so that they cannot… …
55lie-down — /laɪ ˈdaʊn/ (say luy down) noun a rest taken while lying down: *This nation was built on a cup of tea, a Bex, and a good lie down. –phillip adams, 1977. Also, (in non standard use), lay down …
56Lie down — (or lying down) may refer to the:* Prone position (face down) * Supine position (face up) …
57lie down — verb a) to assume a reclining position 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 …
58lie\ down\ on\ the\ job — v. phr. informal To purposely fail to do your job; neglect a task; loaf. Bill isn t trying to learn his lessons. He is lying down on the job. If you lie down on your job, you will lose it …
59ˌlie ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on a surface, especially in order to rest or to sleep I m going to go and lie down for a while.[/ex] 2) not take sth lying down to not accept unfair treatment, by… …
60bend down — vb a. to invite or submit to buggery. A euphemism popular among all social classes in Britain in the 1960s and early 1970s. ► He d bend over on Blackfriars Bridge for ten bob. (Recorded, public schoolboy, London, 1970) b. to yield or submit to… …
