Phrasal verbs starting with "lie"

To be positioned or situated at a higher level than something else.

To be waiting in the future; to be about to happen or be encountered.

To rest or extend in a position parallel to or following the length of something.

To rest idly in a relaxed position; or for objects to be left untidily in various places.

To recline into a relaxed, horizontal or near-horizontal position by leaning backwards.

To be physically or figuratively positioned in front of someone, waiting to be faced or decided upon.

To be the real, often hidden, reason or cause that explains something.

To be kept in reserve or set aside without being used; also (archaic) to rest or stop work.

To move into a horizontal position by placing your body flat on a surface.

To stay in bed later than usual in the morning; also (of something) to consist of or exist within something.

A nautical term meaning to remain at a distance from a shore, port, or another vessel without anchoring.

To be deferred or left pending until a later time; also (archaic/formal) to remain overnight somewhere on a journey.

A nautical term meaning to bring a ship to a near-standstill by positioning it head-on to the wind.

A formal or literary variant of 'lie on'; to be placed on a surface or to be someone's responsibility or burden.

For a decision or responsibility to belong to a particular person; also an archaic or literary term for having sexual intercourse.