"lie down on the job" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lies down on the job [present, singular, third-person], lying down on the job [participle, present], lay down on the job [past], lain down on the job [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lie<,,lay,lain> down on the job|head=lie down on the job}} lie down on the job (third-person singular simple present lies down on the job, present participle lying down on the job, simple past lay down on the job, past participle lain down on the job)
  1. To be idle when one should be working.
    Sense id: en-lie_down_on_the_job-en-verb-K9LV69TR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lies down on the job",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lying down on the job",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lay down on the job",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lain down on the job",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lie<,,lay,lain> down on the job",
        "head": "lie down on the job"
      },
      "expansion": "lie down on the job (third-person singular simple present lies down on the job, present participle lying down on the job, simple past lay down on the job, past participle lain down on the job)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be idle when one should be working."
      ],
      "id": "en-lie_down_on_the_job-en-verb-K9LV69TR",
      "links": [
        [
          "idle",
          "idle"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lie down on the job"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lies down on the job",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lying down on the job",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lay down on the job",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lain down on the job",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lie<,,lay,lain> down on the job",
        "head": "lie down on the job"
      },
      "expansion": "lie down on the job (third-person singular simple present lies down on the job, present participle lying down on the job, simple past lay down on the job, past participle lain down on the job)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be idle when one should be working."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "idle",
          "idle"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lie down on the job"
}

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