One evening Sherlock Holmes was going along the street and suddenly saw a man down…
- It’s certain, this gentleman is very tired after work… or he is dead drunk… or he is after being with a woman, … — reflected Holmes. As it’s Sunday today, he can’t be coming back from work… At such a late hour all shops are closed, and he couldn’t buy alcohol. So he is coming back from a woman. But in this remote place there are only two women — Watson’s wife and mine. Consequently, as I’m coming back from Watson’s wife, …
- Watson, rascal, get up!!!
figure n. - jointed figure of a human body used by artists for arranging drapery on etc.
- unrealistic character in a novel etc. [dutch led joint]
- reader n. Lay person licensed to conduct some religious services.
- —v. (past and past part. Laid) 1 place on a surface, esp. Horizontally or in the proper or specified place.
- put or bring into the required position or state (lay carpet).
- make by laying (lay foundations).
- (often absol.) (of a hen bird) produce (an egg).
- cause to subside or lie flat.
- (usu. Foll. By on); attribute or impute (blame etc.).
- prepare or make ready (a plan or trap).
- prepare (a table) for a meal.
- arrange the material for (a fire). 10 put down as a wager; stake. 11 (foll. By with) coat or strew (a surface). 12 slang offens. Have sexual intercourse with (esp. A woman). —n. - way, position, or direction in which something lies.
- slang offens. Partner (esp. Female) in, or act of, sexual intercourse. lay about one hit out on all sides. Lay aside 1 put to one side.
- cease to consider. Lay at the door of impute to. Lay bare expose, reveal. Lay claim to claim as one's own. Lay down 1 put on a flat surface.
- give up (an office).
- formulate (a rule).
- store (wine) for maturing.
- sacrifice (one's life). Lay (one's) hands on obtain, locate. Lay hands on seize or attack. Lay hold of seize. Lay in provide oneself with a stock of. Lay into colloq. Punish or scold harshly. Lay it on thick (or with a trowel) colloq. Flatter or exaggerate grossly. Lay low overthrow or humble. Lay off 1 discharge (unneeded workers) temporarily; make redundant.
- colloq. Desist. Lay on 1 provide.
- impose.
- inflict (blows).
- spread on (paint etc.). Lay open 1 break the skin of.
- (foll. By to) expose (to criticism etc.). Lay out 1 spread out, expose to view.
- prepare (a corpse) for burial.
- colloq. Knock unconscious.
- arrange (grounds etc.) According to a design.
- adj. - a non-clerical. B not ordained into the clergy.
- a not professionally qualified. B of or done by such persons. [greek laos people]
- n. - short poem meant to be sung.
- song. [french]
- past of *lie1.
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