lie fallow

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lie fallow

1. Lit. [for farmland] to exist unplanted for a period of time. The fields lay fallow under the burning sun. It had been too wet to plant last spring.

2. Fig. [for a skill and talent] to remain unused and neglected. You should not let your talent lie fallow. Practice the piano before you forget how to play it. His writing had lain fallow for so long that he could hardly write a proper sentence.

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Scalded by the financial crisis, which has driven crop prices down after several auspicious years, US farmers have let their lands lie fallow this year in hopes of securing some savings. Hit with low prices, US farmers scale back production by AFP / AFP American Edition Scalded by the financial crisis, which has driven crop prices down after several auspicious years, US farmers have let their lands lie fallow this year in hopes of securing some savings. Low prices see US farmers scale back production by AFP / AFP Global Edition Let it lie fallow for 2 or 3 days and then come back and read it again. Ezine as A Viral Marketing Tool by Douglas Peirseille / Advertising, marketing, public relations community			lick lips Lick my arse! lick of work lick off lick up lick wounds lickety-split licking lid lid on lie lie about lie ahead of lie alongside lie around lie at anchor lie at death's door lie back lie behind lie beyond lie doggo lie down lie down on lie down on the job lie down under lie fallow lie in lie in ruins lie in state lie in wait lie like a rug lie low lie out lie through teeth lie to lie with lie within life life after life and limb Life begins at forty life in the fast lane life in the raw life is cheap life is in hands Life is just a bowl of cherries Life is short and time is swift Life is too short Life isn't all beer and skittles life of the party Life's been good			lie behind lie beside lie beyond Lie bracket lie concealed lie contiguous to Lie Coordination Committee lie detector lie detector lie detector lie detector Lie detector test Lie detector test Lie detector test Lie detector test lie detectors lie detectors lie detectors lie doggo lie dormant lie down lie down lie down lie down lie down Lie Down and Be Counted Lie Down and Workout lie down on lie down on the job lie down under lie fallow Lie group Lie groups lie heavy on lie heavy on lie heavy on lie heavy on lie hidden lie in lie in lie in lie in lie in Lie in Our Graves lie in ruins Lie in state lie in store lie in wait lie in wait lie in wait for lie like a rug lie low lie low lie low lie near lie near to lie next to Lie of the Day lie off lie on someone lie out

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