- lay down your life for
- die for, be killed for
Doug was killed in World War II. He laid down his life for Canada.
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lay down your life for
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lay down your life (for somebody) — lay down your ˈlife (for sb/sth) idiom (literary) to die in order to save sb/sth Syn: sacrifice yourself • They were prepared to lay down their lives for their country. Main entry: ↑life … Useful english dictionary
lay down your life (for something) — lay down your ˈlife (for sb/sth) idiom (literary) to die in order to save sb/sth Syn: sacrifice yourself • They were prepared to lay down their lives for their country. Main entry: ↑life … Useful english dictionary
lay down your life — literary phrase to die as a result of doing something good for other people Thesaurus: to die or to be killedsynonym Main entry: life * * * lay down your life see lay down at ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lay down your life — lay down (your) life to die. I hope you will never be asked to lay down your lives for your principles. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of give your life(= to die saving someone else or in a war) … New idioms dictionary
lay down your life — literary to die as a result of doing something good for other people … English dictionary
Lay Down Your Burdens — Battlestar Galactica episode Episode no. Season 2 Episode 19 20 Directed by Michael Rymer Written … Wikipedia
lay down life — lay down (your) life to die. I hope you will never be asked to lay down your lives for your principles. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of give your life(= to die saving someone else or in a war) … New idioms dictionary
lay down — verb institute, enact, or establish (Freq. 8) make laws • Syn: ↑establish, ↑make • Hypernyms: ↑make, ↑create • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lay — lay1 [ leı ] (past tense and past participle laid [ leıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 put down flat/carefully ▸ 2 push egg from body ▸ 3 plan and prepare ▸ 4 lie ▸ 5 prepare table for meal ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive lay on/in/across/against to put something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
