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lay for
To hide and wait for in order to catch or attack; to lie in wait for.
I knew he had the marks for the exam, so I was laying for him outside his office.
The bandits laid for him along the road.
lay hands on
To get hold of; find; catch.
If the police can lay hands on him, they will put him in jail.
The treasure hunters can keep any treasure they can lay hands on.
To do violence to; harm; hurt.
They were afraid that if they left him alone in his disturbed condition he would lay hands on himself.
lay hold of
To take hold of; grasp; grab.
He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.
To get possession of.
He sold every washing machine he could lay hold of.
To understand.
Some ideas in this science book are hard to lay hold of.
lay in
To store up a supply of; to get and keep for future use.
Before school starts, the principal will lay in plenty of paper for the students' written work.
Mrs. Mason heard that the price of sugar might go up, so she laid in a hundred pounds of it.
lay into
light into
To attack physically; go at vigorously.
John loves Italian food and he really laid into the spaghetti.
The two fighters laid into each other as soon as the bell rang.
To attack with words.
The senator laid into the opponents of his bill.
lay it on
lay it on thick
put it on thick
spread it on thick
lay it on with a trowel
pour it on thick
To persuade someone by using very much flattery; flatter.
Bob wanted to go to the movies. He laid it on thick to his mother.
Mary was caught fibbing. She sure spread it on thick.
lay low
To knock down; to force into a lying position; to put out of action.
Jane was laid low by the flu.
Many trees were laid low by the storm.
To kill.
The hunters laid low seven pheasants.
lay of the land
how the land lies
The natural features of a piece of land, such as hills and valleys.
The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.
The way something is arranged; the important facts about something; how things are.
Before the new boy will join our club, he wants to see how the land lies.
The banker wanted to check the lay of the land before buying the stock.