lacing

Related to lacing: Tight lacing

lace (something) with (something)

1. To mix some substance, typically alcohol or drugs of some kind, into another, especially without the knowledge of other people. Often used in passive constructions. You're going to lace the punch with booze? Do you know how childish and cliché that is? When she woke up the next morning, her friend told her that her drink had been laced with kind of blackout drug, and they had all carried her home in a taxi to make sure she was safe.

2. To adulterate something, such as the truth, with something unnecessary or corrupting. Often used in passive constructions. The state-sponsored news network always laces stories with pro-government propaganda. I know you have this idea in your head about what happened, but remember that our memories are laced with all kinds of mistakes and fabrications.

See also: lace

lace into

1. To tighten and tie up the laces of some clothing or equipment one or someone else is wearing. In this usage, a name or pronoun can be used after "lace" when talking about someone else. He laced into his boots and skated out onto the ice. Could you lace me into this dress? It's too tight to do it myself.

2. To verbally attack, berate, or upbraid someone. You need to stop lacing into the kids during practice like that, Tom. They're just doing soccer for fun. The president laced into the reporter for asking what he called a disrespectful question.

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lace up

To tighten and tie up the laces of some clothing or equipment one or someone else is wearing. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used after "lace" when talking about someone else. He laced up boots and skated out onto the ice. Gosh this dress is tight. Could you lace me up? Make sure you've laced your shoulder pads up before heading out onto the field.

See also: lace, up

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lace into someone or something

and light into someone or something

Fig. to attack, devour, or scold someone or something. We laced into a big meal of pork and beans. The bully punched John once, and then John really laced into him. John lit into him with both fists.

See also: lace

lace someone into something

to tighten the laces of something someone is wearing. Sally helped Billy lace himself into his boots. The maid laced Gloria into her corset.

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lace someone up

to tie someone's laces; to help someone get dressed in a garment having laces. Would you please lace me up? I can't reach the ties in the back. I laced up Sally, as she requested.

See also: lace, up

lace something up

to tie the laces of something. Lace your shoes up, Tommy. Lace up your shoes.

See also: lace, up

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

lace into

Also, light into. Attack, assail, as in He laced into me for arriving late, or She lit into him for forgetting the tickets. The first of these colloquial terms employs lace in the sense of "beat up or thrash," a usage dating from the late 1500s. The idiom with light dates from the late 1800s and stems from the verb meaning "descend."

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

lace into

To attack or assail someone: The captain laced into me for getting to practice so late.

See also: lace

lace up

1. To fasten shoes or clothing by tightening and tying laces: I laced up my skates before my lesson. We laced our hiking boots up before we headed out.

2. To tighten and tie the laces on someone's shoes or clothing: Come over here so I can lace you up. The assistant laced up the skater before the start of the competition.

See also: lace, up

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

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lace
lace (something) with (something)
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tap
tap (one) for (something)
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tap someone for something
tapping
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References in periodicals archive

The basic method of attaching the shells (or elk teeth) has the lacing passing twice through the hole in each, and wrapping around its end and through the cloth.

1) Tie a knot in the end of the lacing to anchor it.

For a cloth garment use a darning needle threaded with the lacing. You might even have to use an awl to open a hole in the cloth to permit the darning needle to pass through.

Attaching ornaments to clothing

There are two causes for the lacing defect that can appear in PE films and extrusion coatings.

The second cause of lacing is a chemical interaction between the pigment surface and the PE resin.

To avoid outgassing and consequent lacing in your PE extrusion process, consider using a non-lacing TiO2 grade.

How to avoid TiO2 pigmenting problems

It minimizes lacing friction and is coupled with a built in lever and cam system so that it requires very little strength to operate.

Lace-amatic

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