take lying down en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(transitive) To endure without complaint or protest.
I don't know what they expect, but I am certainly not going to take this lying down.
Thai police prevented a commemoration on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre from taking place outside the Chinese embassy in Bangkok. Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, the event's young organizer, didn't take it lying down, though.
2020 June 4, UCA News Reporter, “Thai activists get creative to mark Tianamen massacre”, in La Croix International, Bayard, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taken lying down | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes lying down | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| took lying down | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taking lying down | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
fr accepter sans broncher (endure without complaint) · fi niellä purematta (endure without complaint) · cmn 逆來順受 /逆来顺受 (endure without complaint) · cmn 忍氣吞聲 /忍气吞声 (endure without complaint) · fr accepter sans rien dire (endure without complaint) · cmn 袖手旁觀 /袖手旁观 (endure without complaint) · pt engolir (endure without complaint) · cmn 隱忍不發 /隐忍不发 (endure without complaint) · fr accepter sans protester (endure without complaint) · pl znosić po cichu (endure without complaint) · fr se laisser faire (endure without complaint)