lay in
verb- To put (something) aside for future use. · to lay in a stock / store / supply of something
- To add (something) to a painting, especially directly onto the blank canvas in the early stages of the work. · She uses a round brush to lay in the background.
- To give a lay-in; to allow or require one to remain in one's cell, rather than work, due to injury or illness.
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“I have always been an honest man, and, as far as lay in my power, I have done good.”
Have the best time you can in the out-of-door world and lay in a good stock of health and vitality and ambition to carry you through next year.
A DOG lay in a manger, and by his growling and snapping prevented the oxen from eating the hay which had been placed for them.
A Lion lay in ambush in the hope of making them his prey, but was afraid to attack them while they kept together.
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