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Bookmark or Share- You may lay to that - WordReference ForumsOED Lay v 1 Etymology: Old English lęcgan The normal representative of the Old English infinitive and of the 1st pers. singular and the plural present tense, would be *ledge; the existing form of the present-stem is evolved from the 2nd and 3rd pers. singular present tense, in which the g of the Germanic verb was followed not by j but by i, and therefore escaped the West Germanic gemination ...
- was laid flat - WordReference ForumsLiterally "laid flat" means it went from being 15 meters tall to being less than 1 meter tall. So it could mean "knocked down". It does not mean "destroyed". The verb "destroyed" means that every part of it was broken. Instead "laid flat" means that all the major parts of the house "lay flat on the ground".
- lay down [beat: music] - WordReference ForumsJoker hears funky music coming from somewhere and asks: — Who's laying down those funky beats? The LEGO Batman Movie Could you tell what specific meaning of "lay down" is employed here? Thank you.
- Flat vs level (street/road) - WordReference ForumsYou lay a plank flat on the floor but you need a spirit level to make sure it's level. I suppose gradients are more important for trains than for cars. A car will hardly notice a 1 in 50 gradient but a railway engine will need to make an effort. An ironing-board needs to be flat even when it's not quite level.
- My hair lays flat or My hair lies flat - WordReference ForumsI'd happily say 'My hair lies flat'. The traditional rule is that 'lie' is intransitive and 'lay' is transitive, and people get confused because the past tense form of 'lie' is 'lay'.
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