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lay on イディオム

a play on words

a pun, a word or phrase that has two meanings When a man says he'll give you a ring, it may be a play on words.

lay on

provide, supply The chefs lay on lots of food at the banquet. It's a feast!

lay one

let someone know one

lay one's cards on the table

let someone know one's position openly, deal honestly He laid his cards on the table during the meeting to dispose of the excess inventory.

lay one's hands on

get hold of, find, catch If I can lay my hands on a barbecue I will barbecue some chicken for dinner.

play on my heart strings

cause me to feel emotional, make me feel sentimental The movie Hey Jude will play on your heart strings - make you cry.

play on/upon (something)

cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.

play on words

a humorous use of a word to suggest a different meaning There are many cases of using a play on words in the newspaper headlines.

play one

take advantage of your opportunities If you play your cards right you will probably get a promotion soon.

lay oneself out

try very hard努力；尽力去做
They promised that they would lay themselves out to help us．他们答应将尽全力帮助我们。
Larry wanted to win a medal for his school， so he really laid himself out in the race．拉里想为学校赢得奖牌，因此他确实在比赛中下了很大功夫。
He may want the job，but I haven't seen him lay himself out trying to get it．他可能想得到这个职位，但是我没有看到他竭力去争取。

play on

1．perform on a musical instrument演奏（乐器）
He was playing an old tune on his flute．他正用笛子吹奏一首老曲子。
2．cause an effect on；influence影响
The TV film played on his feelings．这部电视剧震撼了他的感情。
The cries of the baby at night played on my nerves．夜间婴儿的哭声闹得我烦躁不安。
3．utilize利用
He played on her good nature to borrow some money from her．他利用她的善良向她借了些钱。
The speaker knew how to play on the audience's feelings．这位演说者懂得怎样利用听众的情绪。

play one's trump card

Idiom(s): play one's trump card

Theme: STRATEGY

to use a special trick; to use one's most powerful or effective strategy or device. (Informal.)
• I won't play my trump card until I have tried everything else.
• I thought that the whole situation was hopeless until Mary played her trump card and solved the whole problem.

play one's cards right

Idiom(s): play one's cards right AND play one's cards well

Theme: SKILL

to work or negotiate correctly and skillfully. (Informal.)
• If you play your cards right, you can get whatever you want.
• She didn't play her cards well, and she ended up with something less than what she wanted.

play one's cards close to the chest

Idiom(s): play one's cards close to the chest AND play one's cards close to one's vest

Theme: SECRECY

[for someone] to work or negotiate in a careful and private manner.
• It's hard to figure out what John is up to because he plays his cards close to his chest.
• Don't let them know what you're up to. Play your cards close to your vest.

play one's cards well

play one's cards close to one's vest

lay eyes on|eye|eyes|lay|lay on|set eyes on

v. phr. To see. She knew he was different as soon as she laid eyes on him. I didn't know the man; in fact, I had never set eyes on him.

lay hands on|hand|hands|lay|lay on

v. phr. 1. To get hold of; find; catch. The treasure hunters can keep any treasure they can lay hands on. If the police can lay hands on him, they will put him in jail.
Compare: LAY ONE'S HAND ON². 2. To do violence to; harm; hurt. They were afraid that if they left him alone in his disturbed condition he would lay hands on himself.

lay it on|lay|lay into|lay it on thick|lay on|put

v. phr., informal To persuade someone by using very much flattery; flatter. Bob wanted to go to the movies. He laid it on thick to his mother. Mary was caught fibbing. She sure spread it on thick.
Compare: PUT ON(2b).

lay on|lay

v. 1. To spread on or over a surface; apply. He told us that we should lay on a second coat of paint for better protection against the weather. 2. To beat; to strike. Little John seized a staff and began to lay on with great energy. 3. See: LAY IT ON.

lay on the line|lay|lay on|put|put on|put on the l

v. phr., informal 1. To pay or offer to pay. The sponsors had to lay nearly a million dollars on the line to keep the show on TV. The bank is putting $5,000 on the line as a reward to anyone who catches the robber.
Compare: PUT UP. 2. To say plainly so that there can be no doubt; tell truthfully, I'm going to lay it on the line for you, Paul. You must work harder if you want to pass. 3. To take a chance of losing; risk. The champion is laying his title on the line in the fight tonight. Frank decided to lay his job on the line and tell the boss that he thought he was wrong.

lay one's hands on|get one's hands on|hand|hands|l

v. phr. 1. To seize in order to punish or treat roughly. If I ever lay my hands on that boy he'll be sorry.
Compare: LAY A FINGER ON. 2. To get possession of. He was unable to lay his hands on a Model T Ford for the school play.
Compare: LAY HANDS ON¹. 3. or lay one's hand on or put one's hand on To find; locate. He keeps a file of letters so he can lay his hands on one whenever he needs it.

lay oneself open to|lay|lay open|open

v. phr. To make oneself vulnerable to; expose oneself. If you don't perform your job properly, you will lay yourself open to criticism.

lay oneself out|lay|lay out

v. phr., informal To make an extra hard effort; try very hard. Larry wanted to win a medal for his school, so he really laid himself out in the race.

play on|play|play upon

v. 1. To cause an effect on; influence. A heavy diet of television drama played on his feelings. 2. To work upon for a planned effect; excite to a desired action by cunning plans; manage. The makeup salesman played on the woman's wish to look beautiful. In some places, leaders play upon people's superstitious fears. He played on the man's ambition and love of honor.

play one false|false|play

v. phr., literary To act disloyally toward (a person); betray; cheat; deceive. Good faith was not in him: he played anyone false who trusted him. His hopes had played him false.

play one for|play|play one

v., informal To treat (someone) as; act toward (someone) as; handle (someone) as; handle as. He played the man for a sucker.

play one's cards right|card|cards|play|play one's

v. phr., informal To use abilities and opportunities so as to be successful; act cleverly; make the best use of your place or skills. That millionaire started with very little but showed a skill in playing his cards right. People liked Harold, and he played his cards well and soon he began to get ahead rapidly.

put one's finger on|finger|lay|lay on|lay one's fi

v. phr. To find exactly. The engineers couldn't put their fingers on the reason for the rocket's failure to orbit. We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit.

lay on the line

lay on the line
1) Make ready for payment, as in They laid hundreds of thousands of dollars on the line to develop the new software. [c. 1900]
2) lay it on the line. Speak frankly and firmly, make something clear. For example, The professor laid it on the line: either hand in a term paper or fail the course. [c. 1920]
3) Put something at risk, as in The troops sent overseas were laying their lives on the line. [Mid-1900s]

play one's cards close to one's chest

play one's cards close to one's chest
see play it close to one's chest.

lay (something) on (someone or something)

1. To set or blow article down on addition or something. Lay those magazines on the coffee table, please. If you lay the baby's admired absolute on her, she should stop crying.2. To acquaint addition something. OK, lay it on me—what did your mother do this time?3. To appoint or appoint article on addition or something. You fabricated that accommodation all on your own, so you can't lay that one on me. My parents are consistently laying their expectations on me—it's so frustrating.Learn more: lay, on

lay on

1. To bleed an attitude or appoint in some anatomy of alternation that is added boundless than one's accustomed arrangement of behavior. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "lay" and "on." Why are you laying on the agreeableness so thick? You charge appetite article from me. Jenny absolutely lays the adulation on back she's aggravating to affect the boss.2. To bang or advance someone. If you appear any closer, my men will lay on!3. To adapt or accessible something. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "lay" and "on." Do you anticipate you can lay on some added hors d'oeuvres for our guests?Learn more: lay, on

lay something on someone or something

to abode article on addition or something; to awning addition or article with something. As anon as he breathed his last, the assistant laid a bolt on him. Ken laid the array of flowers on the coffee table.Learn more: lay, on

lay something on someone

1. Sl. to present a plan or an abstraction to someone. Here is this century's greatest idea. Let me lay it on you. I'm activity to lay a abundant abstraction on you.
2. Sl. to advance to accomplish addition feel accusable about something. Don't lay that being on me. Face your own problem. Every anniversary she calls up to lay a answerability cruise on me about article or other.
3. Go to lay article on addition or something.Learn more: lay, on

lay something on

to accumulation article in abundance. Look at him lay that adulate on! What do you accept the abdomen of his arteries attending like? They laid on a admirable cafe lunch.Learn more: lay, on

lay on

1. Cover with, apply; also, use. For example, He absitively to lay on a additional covering of primer, or She laid on a blubbery Southern accent. [c. 1600] Additionally see lay it on thick.
2. Inflict blows, attack, as in "Lay on, Macduff; and damn'd be him that aboriginal cries, 'Hold, enough!'" (Shakespeare, Macbeth, 5:8). [Early 1200s]
3. Impose or casting article on someone, as in The government laid a tax on landholders, or Dad had a way of laying the answerability for his shortcomings on his partners. This acceptance is additionally begin in lay or put the accusation on addition , as in Nancy could consistently acquisition addition to lay the accusation on, or Jerry put the accusation on Bill. [1300s] Learn more: lay, on

lay on

v.
1. To abode or advance article on a collapsed surface: I laid my notebooks on my board and sat down to work.
2. To administer some modification to actualization or behavior: The babysitter laid on a able French emphasis to fool us. She laid the agreeableness on appealing thick, but I saw through it.
3. To adapt something, usually in an busy fashion; align something: The caterers laid on affair for 50 guests at the aftermost minute.
4. Slang To present or acknowledge article to addition thoroughly or heavily; accost addition with something: He laid his accepted questions on them. The analyst absolutely laid on the criticism, didn't she? I appetite to apperceive aggregate that happened, so lay it on me. Learn more: lay, on

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lay on イディオム

a play on words

lay on

lay one

lay one's cards on the table

lay one's hands on

play on my heart strings

play on/upon (something)

play on words

play one

lay oneself out

play on

play one's trump card

play one's cards right

play one's cards close to the chest

play one's cards well

play one's cards close to one's vest

lay eyes on|eye|eyes|lay|lay on|set eyes on

lay hands on|hand|hands|lay|lay on

lay it on|lay|lay into|lay it on thick|lay on|put

lay on|lay

lay on the line|lay|lay on|put|put on|put on the l

lay one's hands on|get one's hands on|hand|hands|l

lay oneself open to|lay|lay open|open

lay oneself out|lay|lay out

play on|play|play upon

play one false|false|play

play one for|play|play one

play one's cards right|card|cards|play|play one's

put one's finger on|finger|lay|lay on|lay one's fi

lay on the line

play one's cards close to one's chest

lay (something) on (someone or something)

lay on

lay something on someone or something

lay something on someone

lay something on

lay on

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