verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
leave...lying about
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Don’t leave tools lying about .
lying idle
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I cannot afford to leave the land lying idle .
lying prostrate
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They found him lying prostrate on the floor.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
take sth lying down
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We are not going to take this verdict lying down. There will be protests.
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And, on yer bike: The charity rider who's taking it all lying down.
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But Will took it lying down - all in a good cause of course.
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Carl however was too active mentally to take this lying down.
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Mr Estrada has not taken the storm lying down.
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Perhaps you're not a person to take criticism lying down and you have had some sharp exchanges with your friend.
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The Socialists, though, are not taking it lying down.
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They're not taking it lying down.
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They are not taking things lying down as many other Third World people tend to do.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He also faces a possible Justice Department investigation on lying to Congress.
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I felt a slight tap on my right foot, it was the Commando lying next to me.
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It is Gunn's memories of his friends lying dying in hospital beds which inspires this verse.
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The man lifted up the newspaper, which was lying open on the counter.