"take lying down" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-take lying down.ogg Forms: takes lying down [present, singular, third-person], taking lying down [participle, present], took lying down [past], taken lying down [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> lying down}} take lying down (third-person singular simple present takes lying down, present participle taking lying down, simple past took lying down, past participle taken lying down)
  1. (transitive) To endure without complaint or protest. Tags: transitive Translations (endure without complaint): 逆來順受 (Chinese Mandarin), 逆来顺受 (nìláishùnshòu) (Chinese Mandarin), 袖手旁觀 (Chinese Mandarin), 袖手旁观 (xiùshǒupángguān) (Chinese Mandarin), 忍氣吞聲 (Chinese Mandarin), 忍气吞声 (rěnqìtūnshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 隱忍不發 (Chinese Mandarin), 隐忍不发 (yǐnrěnbùfā) (Chinese Mandarin), niellä purematta (Finnish), accepter sans protester (French), accepter sans broncher (French), accepter sans rien dire (French), po cichu znosić [imperfective] (Polish), engolir (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "endure without complaint",
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      "sense": "endure without complaint",
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      "sense": "endure without complaint",
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      "sense": "endure without complaint",
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