lay the ghost of

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lay the ghost of something/somebody (to rest)

to finally stop being worried or upset by something or someone that has worried or upset you for a long time With one stunning performance, Chelsea have laid to rest the ghost of their humiliating defeat at Old Trafford last season.

See lay cards on the table, lay eyes on, send on a guilt trip, get hands on, give life

See also: ghost, lay

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MANCHESTER City will be out to lay the ghost of one of their most humiliating defeats when they take on Boro at the Riverside Stadium tonight. THEY'RE BACK; ...But City aim to put record straight BARCLAYS PREMIER ... by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) Authorized, last week's eye-catching Dante winner, will become a fourth next month, and in doing so will lay the ghost of the A-team. RESULT!: GET AUTHORIZED AND JOIN THE A-TEAM by The Mirror (London, England) Byline: KEITH HAMER BALAKHERI can finally lay the ghost of Shergar's defeat in the St Leger 21 years ago by giving the Aga Khan and Sir Michael Stoute their first success in the world's oldest classic at Doncaster tomorrow. RACING: Bank on Balakheri by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			lay down lay down arms lay down life lay down the law lay emphasis on lay eyes on lay for lay hold of lay in lay into lay it on the line lay it on thick lay low lay low and sing small lay of the land lay off lay on lay open lay out lay out in lavender lay out on lay over lay rubber lay some sweet lines on lay the blame on lay the ghost of lay to lay to rest lay to waste lay together lay under lay up lay waste laze away leach leach away leach in leach out of lead lead a dance lead a dog's life lead a double life lead against lead astray lead back lead by lead by the nose lead down lead down the garden path lead down to lead forth			lay rubber lay rubber lay rubber lay rubber Lay shaft Lay sister Lay sisters lay some sweet lines on lay something by lay something to rest lay store by lay store by lay store by lay store by lay store on lay store on lay store on lay store on lay stress on lay stress on lay stress on something lay the blame on lay the blame on lay the blame on someone or something lay the finger on lay the finger on someone lay the foundation lay the foundation for lay the foundation of lay the foundations lay the ghost of lay through teeth lay through teeth lay through teeth lay through teeth lay to lay to lay to lay to lay to lay to rest lay to rest lay to rest lay to rest lay to rest lay to waste lay to waste lay to waste lay to waste lay to waste lay to waste lay to waste lay together lay under lay under embargo lay under restraint Lay Underwriter Lay Underwriters lay up lay up lay up

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