单词 | to lie about |
释义 | > as lemmasto lie about to lie about to lie here and there; to be left lying carelessly or in disorder. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > be without arrangement [verb (intransitive)] to sit about1849 to lie about1853 to sit around1913 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. xiii. 274 Why, these poor blackguards lying about are very fair specimens of humanity. 1891 R. Buchanan Come, live with Me II. xiii. 168 Ye might leave it [sc. poison] lying about, and mischief might happen. 1891 W. Morris News from Nowhere v. 31 Most children, seeing books lying about, manage to read by the time they are four years old. 1934 G. B. Shaw Simpleton i. 4 I hate to see dust lying about. Look! You could write your name in it. < as lemmas |
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