lay (something) under (someone or something)
lay (something) under (someone or something)
To place or drape something beneath someone or something. Please be sure to lay a tarpaulin under the space where you will be painting. She laid a placemat under the child's plate so food wouldn't get on the table.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
lay something under something
to place something beneath something. Please lay a cloth under your workbench to catch the sawdust. Would you mind laying a sheet of plastic over the table?
See also: lay
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- all right
- (someone or something) promises well
- a/the feel of (something)
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- (have) got something going (with someone)
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- accompanied by
- accompanied by (someone or something)
- accompany
- a crack at (someone or something)