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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Example Sentences

He and others lay for more than an hour in the bushes.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

So the film set pub lay for a year-and-a-half in a yard on Achill Island - and when Luke offered to buy it from his brother-in-law, he was told he could have it for nothing.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2023

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

Harry woke early on Saturday morning and lay for a while thinking about the coming Quidditch match.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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