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Meaning of lie back | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To lie down by moving in a posterior direction, ending up supine.
    intransitive
  2. To relax, to exert less effort.

Examples

“The imaging technician told him to lie back and then remain still for a minute.”
“You can predict that he's going to lie back and take it easy if you let him find out that there's no pressing deadline from the customer on this job.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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