First the two kids just yelled but soon they laid into each other with hard punches.
My sister really laid into me for borrowing her dress without asking first.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
lay into — (someone) to attack someone physically or with words. First the two kids just yelled but soon they laid into each other with hard punches. My sister really laid into me for borrowing her dress without asking first … New idioms dictionary
lay into — verb hit violently, as in an attack • Syn: ↑lam into, ↑tear into, ↑lace into, ↑pitch into • Hypernyms: ↑hit • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
lay into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lay into : present tense I/you/we/they lay into he/she/it lays into present participle laying into past tense laid into past participle laid into informal lay into someone to attack someone physically or with… … English dictionary
lay into — PHRASAL VERB To lay into someone or something means to start attacking or criticizing them. [INFORMAL] [V P n] A mob of women laid into him with handbags and pointed shoes... [V P n] She used to lay into Gareth about how much he spent … English dictionary
ˌlay ˈinto sb — phrasal verb informal to attack someone physically, or to criticize them angrily My parents really laid into me for being so late.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lay — lay1 [ leı ] (past tense and past participle laid [ leıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 put down flat/carefully ▸ 2 push egg from body ▸ 3 plan and prepare ▸ 4 lie ▸ 5 prepare table for meal ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive lay on/in/across/against to put something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lay — lay1 [lā] vt. laid, laying [ME leyen, new formation < 3d pers. sing. of earlier leggen < OE lecgan, lit., to make lie (akin to Goth lagjan, Ger legen) < pt. base of OE licgan, to LIE1] 1. to cause to come down or fall with force; knock… … English World dictionary
lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lay — 1 /leI/ verb the past tense of lie 1 2 verb past tense and past participle laid 1 PUT SB/STH DOWN (transitive always + adv/prep) to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position: lay sth in/on/under etc: Laying my coat carefully on … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lay — I UK [leɪ] / US verb Word forms lay : present tense I/you/we/they lay he/she/it lays present participle laying past tense laid UK [leɪd] / US past participle laid *** Collocations: Lay means to put something in a particular place or position: I… … English dictionary
