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lie in wait

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[lie in wait] {v. phr.}

To watch from hiding in order to attack or surprise someone; to ambush.

* /The driver of the stage-coach knew that the thieves were lying in wait somewhere along the road./

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	{v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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