lay down

Meaning

1. 1

   lay sth down

   to put sth down or stop using it

   She laid the book down on the table.

2. 2

   lay sth downformal

   to stop doing a job, etc.

   to lay down your duties

3. 3

   lay sth down

   if you lay down a rule or a principle, you state officially that people must obey it or use it

   You can't lay down hard and fast rules.

4. 4

   lay sth down

   to produce sth that is stored and gradually increases

   If you eat too much, the surplus is laid down as fat.

In the movies · 103

• Lay down your load Lay down your loadEncanto2021
• Now, lay down.C'mon C'mon2021
• You lay down okayBumblebee2018
• Down, down, lay down!The Mist2007
• Lay down. Yeah.Manchester by the Sea2016
• Lay down. Down. Down.Bad Boys for Life2020
• Lay down, please.Nightmare Alley2021
• They just lay down.Serenity2005

Learn it in full scenes

• Encanto2021
  • Abuela Tells Mirabel the Miracle Story
  • Mirabel Introduces the Madrigals
  • Mirabel Told to Step Aside
• The Mist2007
  • The Mist Reaches the Store
  • David Argues With His Neighbor
  • David Argues the Mist Is Real

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