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lie-in

1 American  
[lahy-in] / ˈlaɪˌɪn /

noun

  1. a protest demonstration in which participants lie down in a public place against regulations and resist being moved.

lie-in 2 American  
[lahy-in] / ˈlaɪˌɪn /

noun

Chiefly British.

  1. an act or instance of staying in bed longer than usual, especially in the morning.

lie in British  

verb

  1. to remain in bed late in the morning

  2. to be confined in childbirth

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noun

  1. a long stay in bed in the morning

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lie in Idioms  

  1. Be in confinement for childbirth, as in She thought she'd be lying in by next week . This usage is probably dying out. The name of Boston's Lying-In Hospital was changed to Women's Hospital in the 1970s. [Mid-1400s]

  2. Also, . Rest or depend on something or someone, as in The solution lies in research , or The decision lies in the President's hands , or It does not lie in my power to turn this situation around . [Mid-1300s] Also see lie in wait ; lie through one's teeth .

Etymology

Origin of lie-in1

First recorded in 1960–65; lie 2, -in 3

Origin of lie-in2

First recorded in 1865–70; noun use of verb phrase lie in

Example Sentences

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Equally it could be having a hot bath with a good book, or a lie-in wearing your favourite pyjamas.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2020

He likes the lie-in, too, because it annoys the wrong people.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2020

But there's one person in particular who won't have had a remote sniff of a lie-in - and is unlikely to get a snooze anytime soon - the new prime minister.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2019

Even at their busiest, Suuronen did not employ more than a dozen people and each started work at 10am, thanks to the boss’s fondness for a lie-in.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2018

Nor are any females longer received into the H�tel-Dieu to lie-in; an hospital having been established for the reception of pregnant women.

From Paris as It Was and as It Is by Blagdon, Francis W.

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