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Lay down phrasal verb
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Meaning: Establish rules or procedures
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» Example: The rules of the sport were LAID DOWN early in the nineteenth century. -
Meaning: Kill, murder
(Separable [optional] | American English)
» Example: He got LAID DOWN in a turf war about supplying drugs.
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Meaning: Establish rules or procedures
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Lay into phrasal verb
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Meaning: Criticise angrily
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: His partner LAID INTO him when he arrived two hours late..
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Meaning: Criticise angrily
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Lay off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Make an employee redundant
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The hotel LAID OFF twenty staff because tourist numbers were down.
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Meaning: Make an employee redundant
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Lay on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Organise, supply
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: They LAID ON a buffet lunch at the conference.
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Meaning: Organise, supply
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Lay out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Spend money
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: They LAID OUT thousands of pounds on their wedding reception.
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Meaning: Spend money