lie around — verb hang around idly (Freq. 1) She did all the work while he lay around • Syn: ↑lie about • Hypernyms: ↑idle, ↑laze, ↑slug, ↑stagnate … Useful english dictionary
lie around — (in BRIT, also use lie about) 1) PHRASAL VERB If things are left lying around or lying about, they are not tidied away but left casually somewhere where they can be seen. [V P] People should be careful about their possessions and not leave them… … English dictionary
lie around — phr verb Lie around is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑junk … Collocations dictionary
lie around — {v. phr.} To be unused; inert. * /This old typewriter has been lying around ever since Grandpa died./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lie around — {v. phr.} To be unused; inert. * /This old typewriter has been lying around ever since Grandpa died./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lie\ around — v. phr. To be unused; inert. This old typewriter has been lying around ever since Grandpa died … Словарь американских идиом
lie around/about — (of an object) be left carelessly out of place there were pills and potions lying around in every corner of the house ■ (of a person) pass the time lazily or aimlessly you all just lay around all day on your backsides, didn t you? … Useful english dictionary
I Lie Around — Infobox Single Name = I Lie Around Artist = Paul McCartney and Wings from Album = Red Rose Speedway (The Paul McCartney Collection) A side = Live and Let Die Released = June 1, 1973 Format = 7 single Recorded = 1973 Genre = Rock Length = 3:12… … Wikipedia
lie — lie1 W1S2 [laı] v past tense lay [leı] past participle lain [leın] present participle lying third person singular lies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flat position)¦ 2¦(exist)¦ 3¦(place)¦ 4¦(future)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lie — 1 /laI/ verb present participle lyingpast tense lay, past participle lain /leIn/ 1 FLAT POSITION a) (intransitive always + adv/prep) to be in a position in which your body is flat on the floor, on a bed etc (+ on/in/there etc): He was lying on… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
