intransitive verb
1. archaic : to go to bed for the night
2. : to lie on a bed for a brief rest : take a nap
3. obsolete : lie in
4. : to submit meekly or abjectly to defeat, disappointment, or insult
they will not take this violation of their rights lying down
5. : to fail to perform or to neglect one's part deliberately
lie down on the job