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Stores can offer a layaway plan start learning
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a method of buying goods in which a large deposit (= payment of part of the total) is made so that a store will keep the goods until the full price can be paid
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The king laid down the rules. start learning
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In the middle of the meeting she suddenly laid into him for no apparent reason. start learning
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to attack someone physically, or to criticize someone in an angry way:
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The recent economic crisis has led to massive layoffs. start learning
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an occasion when a company stops employing someone, sometimes temporarily, because the company does not have enough money or enough work:
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We laid the pieces of the dress pattern out on the floor. start learning
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to arrange in a pattern or design; to plan something by showing how its parts fit together The designer laid out the book with pictures on every page.
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You left out the best parts of the story. start learning
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to fail to include something or someone; omit:
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You will be there tomorrow - you won't let me down, will you? When I was sent to prison, I really felt I had let my parents down. This skirt is too long – I’ll have to let it down. start learning
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to disappoint someone by failing to do what you agreed to do or were expected to do; to lengthen something when talking about sewing
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Go away and stop bothering me with your nonsense
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I’m not very good at golf – I only took it up recently. This skirt is too long – I’ll have to take it up. start learning
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to begin to do something; to shorten clothes:
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I let my dog out. I let my pants out because I put on weight. start learning
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to release; to make bigger (sewing)
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When the rain lets up we'll go for a walk. start learning
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If bad weather or an unpleasant situation lets up, it stops or improves:
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He lay down on the bed and tried to relax. I'd like to lie down for a minute start learning
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to move into a position in which your body is flat, usually in order to sleep or rest:
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He never managed to live up to his parents' expectations. David's cooking was brilliant - we'll never live up to that. Did the holiday live up to your expectations? start learning
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to be as good as something:
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