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lay out

[lay out] {v. phr.}

1. To prepare (a dead body) for burial.

/The corpse was laid out by the undertaker./

2. {slang} To knock down flat; to hit unconscious.

/A stiff right to the jaw laid the boxer out in the second round./

3. To plan.

/Come here, Fred, I have a job laid out for you./

4. To mark or show where work is to be done.

/The foreman laid out the job for the new machinist./

5. To plan the building or arrangement of; design.

/The architect laid out the interior of the building./

/The early colonists laid out towns in the wilderness./

Compare: LAY OFF(1). 6. {slang} To spend; pay.

/How much did you have to lay out for your new car?/ 7. or [lay out in lavender] {slang} To scold; lecture.

/He was laid out in lavender for arriving an hour late for the dance./

Compare: JUMP ON, LAY INTO(2), LET HAVE IT(1c).

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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