lay+open
111lay the foundation — Synonyms and related words: base, blaze the trail, break the ice, build, build in, clear the way, cultivate the soil, establish, fix, found, go in advance, ground, install, invest, lay the groundwork, open the way, pave the way, pitch, plant,… …
112lay someone open to — expose someone to the risk of. → lay …
113lay one's cards on the table — ► put (or lay) one s cards on the table be completely open and honest in declaring one s intentions. Main Entry: ↑card …
114lay-by — n. (pl. lay bys) 1 Brit. an area at the side of an open road where vehicles may stop. 2 a similar arrangement on a canal or railway. 3 Austral. & NZ a system of paying a deposit to secure an article for later purchase …
115open brooder — the condition in some Cichlidae that lay eggs on an open surface, such as rocks, sand, and plants. The eggs are usually numerous, small and clump together. Clear sexual dimorphism and dichromatism is usually evident, e.g. Pterophyllum,… …
116lay before — Synonyms and related words: advance, affront, brave, breast, bring before, bring forward, bring up, broach, challenge, commend to attention, confront, confront with, dare, defy, encounter, envisage, face, face with, front, introduce, launch, make …
117lay the cards on the table — v. put the cards on the table, be honest and open, tell a person honestly what one thinks of doing, tell someonw what one really plans to do, reveal what is really happening …
118To break open — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …
119Treaty on Open Skies — Open Skies Treaty Treaty on Open Skies Member states in light blue; depository states in dark blue; non ratified members in yellow. Signed 24 March 1992 (also start of provisional application) Location Helsinki Effective 1 January 2002 Condition …
120As I Lay Dying (band) — For the novel, see As I Lay Dying (novel). As I Lay Dying …
