Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Lay"

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Lay out - explain in detail. To speak about a subject in a systematic way

A: In this case, "laying down" is similar to "putting out" or "broadcasting." I think it comes from poker, in which at the end of each round, people show their hand by "laying down" the cards on the table.

A: To not act suspicious or gain unwanted attention to yourself.

A: Get/getting laid means you had sex with someone.

"Sarah went to the party and got laid."
"I accidentally heard them getting laid in the bathroom."

A: relaxing or sleeping

A: Laid back = Easy Going
These are hardly daily expressions😁 .. but here are some examples ...

90% of women say their Ideal Man is a regular, capable, laid-back kind of guy.
The Caribbean laid-back lifestyle has attracted international attention.
Jamacia has a laid-back image of reggae and Rastas, sun and sand
For laid-back people, their lateness is a part of their personality, they are aware of it and presumably not worried about appearing unconscientious.
Our panic is more genteel, softened by balmy California weather, and laid-back attitude.

A: I was laid off from my job yesterday.

A: Lay out is a phrasal verb. It can mean the following:

1. To arrange according to a plan: laid out the seating of the guests.
2. To clothe and prepare (a corpse) for burial.
3. To rebuke harshly: She laid me out for breaking the vase.
4. To knock to the ground or unconscious: laid out his opponent with a left hook.
5. To expend; spend: lay out a fortune on jewelry.
6. To display: lay out merchandise; lay the merchandise out.

A: She is laying on the sofa.
The dog is laying on the carpet .
Why are You lying to me?

A: they mean the same thing. they are both polite ways of saying that someone was fired.

A: to be laid off = to lose your job because the company went out of business, could no longer afford to pay you, or eliminated the position
to be fired = to lose your job because you did something wrong or you were not performing well

250 people were laid off when the local shoe factory went bankrupt.

Eric got fired from the shoe factory because he stole a crate of sneakers from the loading dock.

A: laying is as if you were in bed falling asleep. lying is not being truthful.

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A: Laying is putting something down. For example, after laying down my pen, I flipped through my book.


Lying is all ready being in a flat position. Like he was lying on his back across the seats.
Also lying can also mean someone isn't telling the truth. Such as, he was lying all this time.

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I guess it's referring to the fact that they both are close.
when they both find themselves on the floor,

she "lays down" her heart "against" his.

the verb here can refer to the expression " to lay down against "
and it means " she leans on him "
( her body is close.enough to touch his body)
and (they could feel their hearts are beating because they are close. )

she was close enough
to "push him" beneath her
and to " murmur against " his neck ( "against" means in front of his neck, close to it ).

lie down makes sense as well but the context to me looks more suitable for " lay down against " .

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A: To lay something out means to describe or explain something so that it is clear. When Keegan-Michael Key says “Then I laid it out” at 0:50, the “it” he is referring to is him explaining to his wife the fact that they were supposed to be in the car by 6:45 when she was just getting out of the shower at 7:15.

A: Maybe what you mean is "You're obviously lying to me"?