LAY ABOUT YOU / YOURSELF (WITH STH)


Meaning of LAY ABOUT YOU / YOURSELF (WITH STH) in English

( BrE ) to hit sb/sth without control or move your arms or legs violently in all directions :

She laid about herself with her stick to keep the dogs off.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.