lay for
US /leɪ fɚ/
・UK /leɪ fə/
B2
phr.v.To wait secretly to catch or surprise someone.
The police laid for the suspect near the station.
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Part 1 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)
- So he went away, but he said he allowed to lay for that boy.
So he went away, but he said he allowed to lay for that boy.
- to "lay" for that boy.
to "lay" for that boy.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain - Chapter 01 - Tom Plays, Fights, And Hides
- So he went away, but he said he low'd to lay for that boy.
So he went away, but he said he low'd to lay for that boy.
- to "lay" for that boy.
to "lay" for that boy.
BBC The Link Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor
- Sinking quickly through the waters, she slid into the mud deep below the surface, where she lay for 47 million years.
Sinking quickly through the waters, she slid into the mud deep below the surface, where she lay for 47 million years.
- deep below the surface, where she lay for 47 million years.
deep below the surface, where she lay for 47 million years.
The Call of the Wild Audiobook by Jack London
- There he lay for the remainder of the weary night, nursing his wrath and wounded pride.
There he lay for the remainder of the weary night, nursing his wrath and wounded pride.
- There he lay for the remainder of the weary night, nursing his wrath and wounded pride.
There he lay for the remainder of the weary night, nursing his wrath and wounded pride.
Part 1 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)
- I'll lay for you, my smarty, and if I catch you about that school, I'll tan you good.
I'll lay for you, my smarty, and if I catch you about that school, I'll tan you good.
- and when I reckoned he was gone, he come back and put his head in again and told me to mind about that school because he was going to lay for me and lick me if I didn't drop that.
and when I reckoned he was gone, he come back and put his head in again and told me to mind about that school because he was going to lay for me and lick me if I didn't drop that.
Part 1 - Treasure Island Audiobook by Robert Louis Stevenson (Chs 1-6)
- Lay me back." Before I could do much to help him, he had fallen back again to his former place, where he lay for a while silent.
Lay me back." Before I could do much to help him, he had fallen back again to his former place, where he lay for a while silent.
- where he lay for a while silent.
where he lay for a while silent.