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lay someone low if an illness lays someone low, they are unable to do what they usually do for a period of time. He was at home at the time, laid low with the flu. (usually passive) lay someone low to make someone weak or extremely sad. The death of her father really laid her low. Paul was laid low by the flu for about a week. |
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Tom didn't feel no more intrust in him neither, only curiosity to know what come of him; but he said we'd lay low and keep dark and it wouldn't be long till the dogs or somebody rousted him out. The island, which was of irregular outline and lay low upon the wide sea, had a total area, I suppose, of seven or eight square miles. Luck and only luck it must have been which had permitted that first shot to lay low one of the savage creatures, for even such a heavy weapon as my pistol is entirely inadequate against even the lesser carnivora of Caspak. |
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