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in wait

Idioms  

  1. see lie in wait.

Example Sentences

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I had an iPhone and therefore I had a fitness app; its built-in ring was lying in wait.

From The Wall Street Journal

Saying that the Bank is in "wait and see" mode, is an understatement.

From BBC

The last time I’d done this training mission, I’d immediately stood up and made my way to the lobby of the theater, sure that the Butterfly would be in wait there to waylay Booth.

From Literature

But a tougher test lies in wait on Thursday, when Mouat and his boys face Sweden - who beat them in the 2022 final - at 13:05 GMT live on the BBC.

From BBC

And now he was thinking about the polar bear lying in wait for them down below.

From Literature

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