lie down

lie down
intransitive verb
sich hinlegen

take something lying down — (fig.) etwas ruhig od. tatenlos hinnehmen

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(to take a flat or horizontal position: The man lay down; My hair won't lie down.) sich hinlegen
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lie down
vi sich akk hinlegen
to \lie down down on the job esp AM, AUS (pej) schlampen pej fam, schlampig arbeiten pej fam
to take sth lying down etw [stillschweigend] hinnehmen
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vi
1) (lit) sich hinlegen

he lay down on the bed — er legte sich aufs Bett

lie down! (to a dog)leg dich!, hinlegen!

2) (fig

= accept, submit) to lie down under sth — sich (dat) etw gefallen or bieten lassen

he won't take that lying down! — das lässt er sich nicht gefallen or bieten!

he didn't take defeat lying down — er nahm die Niederlage nicht tatenlos hin

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lie down v/i
1. sich hinlegen, sich niederlegen:
lie down on sich legen auf (akk);
lie down on the job US colloq bummeln
2. lie down under, take lying down eine Beleidigung etc widerspruchslos hinnehmen, sich eine Beleidigung etc gefallen lassen
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intransitive verb
sich hinlegen

take something lying down — (fig.) etwas ruhig od. tatenlos hinnehmen


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