lay for

Idioms  

1. Be waiting to attack; also, lie in wait for, as in The gang members were laying for him in that dark alley, or The reporters were laying for the Vice President when he came out of the meeting. [Late 1400s]

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lay for

As Morantz lay for six days in a hospital bed recovering from the rattlesnake bite, police and reporters began to put the pieces together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

The outpouring of sadness triggered by Elizabeth's death has already drawn large crowds in Scotland, where she lay for 24 hours in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.

From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2022

"We lay for a long time like that on the ground, saying goodbye to our lives over and over again," Nikita said.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2022

Last week, a body lay for hours in a Bangkok street, incurring the wrath of an embarrassed prime minister.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2021

We drew ourselves out of the river and lay for a moment at rest.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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