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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
lay something down
ˌlay sthˈdown derived
1. to put sth down or stop using it
Syn: ↑put down
•She laid the book down on the table.
•Both sides were urged to lay down their arms (= stop fighting).
2. (formal)to stop doing a job, etc
•to lay down your duties
3. if you lay down a rule or a principle, you state officially that people must obey it or use it
•You can't lay down hard and fast rules.
•it is laid down that… It is laid down that all candidates must submit three copies of their dissertation.
4. usually passive to produce sth that is stored and gradually increases
•If you eat too much, the surplus is laid down as fat.
Main entry: ↑layderived
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