lie down
To put your body flat — on a bed, sofa, or the ground.
Meanings
To move one's body into a horizontal position on a surface.
"She felt dizzy and had to lie down on the sofa."
"Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot. Not a word! Into your clothes and come!"
(Figurative, usually negative) to accept something bad or unfair without resistance.
"We won't take these cuts lying down — we'll fight them every step of the way."
One of the most commonly confused verbs for learners is 'lie down' vs. 'lay down'. 'Lie down' is intransitive (no object), while 'lay down' is transitive (needs an object). Very common in everyday speech. Also used figuratively: 'I won't take this lying down' = I will resist this.
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