have sex, get her/him into bed Most guys take you out expecting to get laid, right?
laid back
relaxed, casual Lenny's Place is a laid-back kind of restaurant - casual.
laid bare
exposed, open for everyone to see During the trial, details of his personal life were laid bare.
laid off
to be told by the manager that your job is cancelled Billy was laid off because there's not enough work at the plant.
laid up
sick, injured, not able to work Kelly was laid up for two weeks with a very bad cold.
the best-laid plans of mice and men go oft astray
plans are not guaranteed, plans sometimes do not work out "If this boat sinks, we'll say, ""The best-laid plans of mice and men go oft astray."""
laid-back
Idiom(s): laid-back
Theme: RELAXATION
relaxed and unperplexed by difficulties. (Slang.) • John is so laidback. Nothing seems to disturb him. • I wish I could be more laid-back. I get so tense.
best-laid plans of mice and men
Idiom(s): best-laid plans of mice and men AND best-laid schemes of mice and men
Theme: PLANNING
the best thought-out plans of anyone. (Mice and men is fixed order.) • If a little rain can ruin the best-laid plans of mice and men, think what an earthquake might do! • The best-laid schemes of mice and men are often disturbed by any small matter.
best-laid schemes of mice and men
Idiom(s): best-laid plans of mice and men AND best-laid schemes of mice and men
Theme: PLANNING
the best thought-out plans of anyone. (Mice and men is fixed order.) • If a little rain can ruin the best-laid plans of mice and men, think what an earthquake might do! • The best-laid schemes of mice and men are often disturbed by any small matter.
kill the goose that laid the golden egg|egg|golden
To spoil something that is good or something that you have, by being greedy. A proverb. Mrs. Jones gives you an apple from her tree whenever you go by her house, but don't kill the goose that laid the golden egg by bothering her too much.
laid out|laid|lay out
adj. Arranged. Her house is very conveniently laid out.
laid up|laid|lay out
adj. Sick; confined to bed. I was laid up for a couple of weeks with an ear infection.
lay out|laid|laid out|lavender|lay|lay out in lave
v. phr. 1. To prepare (a dead body) for burial. The corpse was laid out by the undertaker. 2. slang To knock down flat; to hit unconscious. A stiff right to the jaw laid the boxer out in the second round. 3. To plan. Come here, Fred, I have a job laid out for you. 4. To mark or show where work is to be done. The foreman laid out the job for the new machinist. 5. To plan the building or arrangement of; design. The architect laid out the interior of the building.The early colonists laid out towns in the wilderness. Compare: LAY OFF1. 6. slang To spend; pay. How much did you have to lay out for your new car? 7. or lay out in lavenderslang To scold; lecture. He was laid out in lavender for arriving an hour late for the dance. Compare: JUMP ON, LAY INTO2, LET HAVE IT(1c).
best-laid plans go astray, the
best-laid plans go astray, the Also, the best-laid schemes go astray. Even very careful designs or projects do not always succeed. For example, Mary spent all afternoon preparing this elaborate dish but forgot the most important ingredient—oh well, the best-laid plans go astray. This particular turn of phrase comes from Robert Burns's poem “To a Mouse” (1786): “The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft a-gley [go often astray].” It is so well known that it is often abbreviated to the best-laid plans.
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