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meaning of lying down Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:32 am  meaning of lying down		  
If you think I'm going to take that lying down, you're very much mistaken.

Could you tell me what the "lying down" means here?
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meaning of lying down Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:23 am  meaning of lying down		  
Hi,

In your sentence 'lying down' suggests without any opposition - in other words you will not object to or react to what the other person has said or done to you. If you are lying down you have submitted or admitted defeat.

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