Lay on, Macduff

1. A line from the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare. Macbeth speaks these words as he attacks his enemy Macduff at the end of the play; Macbeth is killed in the fight.

Example Sentences

When it’s time for Macbeth’s foe to lay on, Macduff runs Macbeth through with his sword, then chops off his head, which goes bouncing down a flight of stairs before having its crown removed.

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Lay on, Macduff! as hard as you can—I want to have the weak places pointed out.

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Lay on Macduff, and�you know the rest.

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You are indeed a very acute reader to have divined the real attitude of my mind; and I can only conclude, not without 130 closed eyes and shrinking shoulders, in the well-worn words, Lay on, Macduff!

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Jack I think that's awkward,–looks as if she were going to cry "Lay on, Macduff!"

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