"lay down on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: lays down on [present, singular, third-person], laying down on [participle, present], laid down on [participle, past], laid down on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lay<,,laid> down on}} lay down on (third-person singular simple present lays down on, present participle laying down on, simple past and past participle laid down on)
  1. (slang, US) To fail in a responsibility or duty to (a person); to abandon (a post). Tags: US, slang
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