lay someone low



lay someone low

Overcome someone, as in He laid him low with one good punch, or The flu laid us low for two weeks. [1300s] Also see lie low.
See also: lay, low

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Danielius-Lithuanian
Akpofure-Western African, Urhobo
Avksentiy-Russian
DarenDER-ən, DAR-ənEnglish
Gabir-Arabic
Anika (1)AH-nee-kah (German)German, Dutch, Danish, Slovene