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take lying down |
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take something lying down
Fig. to endure something unpleasant without fighting back. He insulted me publicly. You don't expect me to take that lying down, do you? I'm not the kind of person who'll take something like that lying down. See also: take not take something lying down to refuse to be treated badly by someone He can't just order you about like that. Surely you're not going to take that lying down! See also: take Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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