- take something lying down
- (not) take (something) lying down
to refuse to be treated badly by someone.
He can't just order you about like that. Surely you're not going to take that lying down!
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take something lying down
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take something lying down usu. with negative — accept an insult, setback, or rebuke without protest. → lie … English new terms dictionary
take something lying down — [usu. with negative] accept an insult, setback, rebuke, etc., without reacting or protesting * * * take sth lying ˈdown idiom to accept an insult or offensive act without protesting or reacting Main entry: ↑lieidiom … Useful english dictionary
not take something lying down — (not) take (something) lying down to refuse to be treated badly by someone. He can t just order you about like that. Surely you re not going to take that lying down! … New idioms dictionary
take lying down — If you take something lying down, you suffer as a result of an offensive act without reacting or protesting. Jack won t take the accusation lying down he ll fight to defend his reputation … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take lying down — (not) take (something) lying down to refuse to be treated badly by someone. He can t just order you about like that. Surely you re not going to take that lying down! … New idioms dictionary
not take lying down — (not) take (something) lying down to refuse to be treated badly by someone. He can t just order you about like that. Surely you re not going to take that lying down! … New idioms dictionary
take lying down — {v. phr.} To accept something without defense or protest. * /If you take such insults lying down, you will only encourage more of the same./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take lying down — {v. phr.} To accept something without defense or protest. * /If you take such insults lying down, you will only encourage more of the same./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ lying\ down — v. phr. To accept something without defense or protest. If you take such insults lying down, you will only encourage more of the same … Словарь американских идиом
take lying down — verb suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively I won t take this insult lying down • Hypernyms: ↑digest, ↑endure, ↑stick out, ↑stomach, ↑bear, ↑stand, ↑tolerate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
