Take Lying Down (Verb)
Meaning
Suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- She refused to take the unfair criticism lying down and decided to speak up for herself.
- He didn't take the bullying lying down and stood up to his tormentors in school.
- The employees wouldn't take the changes in their contract lying down and threatened to go on strike.
- The woman wouldn't take her husband's infidelity lying down and demanded a divorce.
- The community refused to take the pollution from the factory lying down and organized a protest.