Lay on, Macduff

Cultural  

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.

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Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

Lay on Macduff, and�you know the rest.

From Time Magazine Archive

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!

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

His Grace took out his pencil; and, with a coolness which would have done credit to Prince Eugene, he wrote on the same slip of paper, by way of reply— lay on Macduff!

From Project Gutenberg