take lying down
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take lying down
verb takes lying down · taking lying down · took lying down · taken lying down
- To endure without complaint or protest. I don't know what they expect, but I am certainly not going to take this lying down.
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verb endure without complaint
| 中文 | 逆來順受 /逆来顺受 nìláishùnshòu, 袖手旁觀 /袖手旁观 xiùshǒupángguān, 忍氣吞聲 /忍气吞声 rěnqìtūnshēng, 隱忍不發 /隐忍不发 yǐnrěnbùfā |
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| Português | engolir |
| Français | accepter sans protester, accepter sans broncher, accepter sans rien dire, se laisser faire |
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title = {take lying down},
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