Meaning of lie down | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To assume a horizontal position.
   intransitive
2. A standard command to a herding dog to assume this position, owing to its effect on the herd's movement.
   imperative, intransitive
3. To be lazy or remiss.
   intransitive
4. To submit passively.
   intransitive
5. To have sexual intercourse (with).
   euphemistic

Equivalents

Examples

“Lie down on the bed until you feel better.”

“He never got promoted because he was always lying down on the job.”

“They may have finished 11 points behind West Ham and lost both league games, conceding eight goals, but the Tangerine dream remains alive. Holloway said: “We won’t get a bigger test than West Ham but we’ve got one chance. If you’d asked me last summer when I lost all those players I’d have said this was a dead duck, but we don’t lie down at this club.””

“I'm not going to lie down and take this!”

CEFR level