lay siege to something

lay siege to

To surround and attack a place (often a city or building) with armed troops. A: "The army has laid siege to our town!" B: "I knew we should have evacuated sooner!"

lay ˈsiege to something

surround a building, especially in order to speak to or question the person or people living or working there: The press and paparazzi laid siege to the star’s London flat in the hope of getting a photograph of her.

A siege is a military operation in which an army tries to capture a town by surrounding it and stopping the supply of food, etc. to the people inside.

词组	lay siege to something
释义	lay siege to something lay siege to To surround and attack a place (often a city or building) with armed troops. A: "The army has laid siege to our town!" B: "I knew we should have evacuated sooner!" See also: lay, siege Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lay ˈsiege to something surround a building, especially in order to speak to or question the person or people living or working there: The press and paparazzi laid siege to the star’s London flat in the hope of getting a photograph of her. A siege is a military operation in which an army tries to capture a town by surrounding it and stopping the supply of food, etc. to the people inside. See also: lay, siege, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: lay siege to siege take (someone, something, or some place) by storm take by storm take somebody/something by storm take something by storm take somewhere by storm close (in) around (someone or something) close around close in on (someone or something)
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