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| English | Russian |
| lay a thing in one's dish | колоть глаза (чем-л.) |
| lay a thing in one's dish | упрекать (чем-л.) |
| lay an anchor to the windward | заручиться (чем-л.) |
| lay an anchor to the windward | принять меры предосторожности |
| lay on the shelf | отложить в сторону |
| lay on with a trowel | кадить |
| lay on with a trowel | курить фимиам |
| lay stress | подчёркиваться (on) |
| lay stress | подчеркнуть (on) |
| lie in wait | выжидать (The opposition was quietly lying in wait for the incumbent to make his first big mistake. • Agents for the anti-money sector have lain in wait for months to see if the corporation would fall for their new sting operation. 4uzhoj) |
| lie in wait | притаиться (When I'm walking alone at night, I'm always worried that attackers are just lying in wait in the shadows. 4uzhoj) |
| lie low | отсидеться (pf of отсиживаться) |
| lie upon one's oars | отдыхать от работы |
| lie upon one's oars | бездействовать |