laydown

[ ley-doun ]

noun

, Bridge.

1. a hand held by a declarer that is or can be played with all cards exposed because no action by the opponents can prevent the declarer from taking the number of tricks necessary to make the contract.
2. an unbeatable contract that can so easily be made that a declarer can or does play the hand with all cards exposed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of laydown¹

First recorded in 1905–10; noun use of verb phrase lay down

Example Sentences

Her weekly “Laydown Diaries” videos, posted on Tuesdays, recommend new books that week; “If You Haven’t Read It, It’s New to You,” posted on Fridays, recommends worthy books from previous years.

From Seattle Times

Lead investigator Kumi Kuroda said: "Even as a mother of four, I was very surprised to see the result. I thought that when a baby wakes during a laydown it is related to how they are put on the bed, such as their posture, or the gentleness of the movement. But our experiment did not support these general assumptions."

From BBC

Mehta suggested Tuesday that he believes the defense has a strong case, saying he didn’t believe it was a “laydown” case for prosecutors and he’s “not sure jurors in the District of Columbia will either.”

From Seattle Times

“We laugh in the face of threats not because we underestimate them, but because what else should we do? Laydown and cry? Tears have never won anyone freedom.”

From Washington Post

In his briefing from Baghdad on Tuesday, Ghika told Pentagon reporters: “We’ve seen no change in the posture or the laydown of the PMF. And of course the PMF is a moniker for a very broad range of groups. So I think it’s important to say that many of them are compliant and we have seen no change in that posture since the recent exchange between the United States and Iran. And we hope and expect that that will continue.”

From The Guardian