lay for

Idioms  

1. Be waiting to attack; also, lie in wait for, as in The gang members were laying for him in that dark alley, or The reporters were laying for the Vice President when he came out of the meeting. [Late 1400s]

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Example Sentences

As Morantz lay for six days in a hospital bed recovering from the rattlesnake bite, police and reporters began to put the pieces together.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022

The outpouring of sadness triggered by Elizabeth's death has already drawn large crowds in Scotland, where she lay for 24 hours in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2022

"We lay for a long time like that on the ground, saying goodbye to our lives over and over again," Nikita said.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2022

“I’m extremely blessed to be back in my city and to lay for my hometown,” said Canada, a LA native who starred at UCLA.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2022

It seemed to grow larger as it lay for a moment on his big brown-skinned hand.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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