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lay asideTo reserve for future use; to save as a backup.Rate it:

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lay asideTo put out of consideration.Rate it:

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step asideto make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service; substituted for ‘step down’ or ‘step away’Rate it:

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put asideTo save money.Rate it:

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set asideTo declare something invalid or null and void.Rate it:

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stand asideTo step sideways to make a space for someone else.Rate it:

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step asideto move out of one's wayRate it:

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all kidding asideUsed to attempt to make a serious point in a jocular conversation.Rate it:

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brush asideTo disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.Rate it:

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brush asideTo defeat with ease.Rate it:

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cast asideto discardRate it:

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kidding asideUsed to attempt to make a serious point in a jocular conversation.Rate it:

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put asideTo ignore or intentionally forget something, temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can have one's attention.Rate it:

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set asideTo disagree with something and reject or overturn it.Rate it:

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set asideTo separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.Rate it:

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stand asideTo temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain.Rate it:

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stand asideTo leave a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead.Rate it:

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step asideto deviate from the right or proper pathRate it:

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step asideto walk to a little distance; retire for the occasionRate it:

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sweep asideTo push or brush to the sideRate it:

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sweep asideTo overcome an obstacle with little effort.Rate it:

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sweep asideTo ignore, brush off.Rate it:

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throw asideto discard.Rate it:

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lay it on thickTo guilt, guilt-trip.Rate it:

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lay lowTo remain hidden or to hide oneself.Rate it:

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lay outexpend moneyRate it:

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lay outTo arrange in a certain way.Rate it:

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lay upTo store; to put by.Rate it:

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lay offFrom employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.Rate it:

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lay it on thickTo exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.Rate it:

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lay lowTo knock out; to cause to fall.Rate it:

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lay aboutTo set about, with infinitive or gerund.Rate it:

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lay aboutTo strike blows in all directions.Rate it:

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lay downTo specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate .Rate it:

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lay downTo sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life.".Rate it:

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lay offTo place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.Rate it:

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lay offAlone.Rate it:

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lay openIn Japan and South Korea, to publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for registration.Rate it:

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lay upTo take out of active service.Rate it:

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lay upTo disable.Rate it:

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lay downTo lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.Rate it:

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lay downTo stock, store for the future. See also lay by.Rate it:

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lay on the lineTo state strongly, clearly, and accurately.Rate it:

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avoir du pois layStealing brass weights off the counters of shops.Rate it:

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lay a finger onIf you lay a finger on my little brother, I'll have your guts for garters.Rate it:

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lay a finger onTo merely touch.Rate it:

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lay an eggTo produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.Rate it:

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lay an eggTo produce an egg.Rate it:

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Lay an EggTo give a pathetic and shaming performance in somethingRate it:

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lay an eggThe act or performance which is substandard in one's capability. An act or performance which is substandard or below the typical level of one's usual production or output: An act, production or presentation of a noxious, negative, repulsive, boorish nature:Rate it:

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