LAY OPEN Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

Expose; also, make vulnerable to. For example, The audit laid open some suspicious dealings , or She had not laid herself open to any charge of wrongdoing . The first usage dates from the mid-1500s, the second from the mid-1800s. Also see leave open .

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His hard-shell suitcase lay open on the bed.

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By the end of the show, my notebook lay open on the coffee table filled with notes and sketches.

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When it finally lay open on the table, I couldn鈥檛 help but gawk in wonder at my iPhone 13 Mini鈥檚 precisely packed guts, and I realized I was having fun!

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Within the arch, the bulky figure of Sir George Lynn, whom Mr. Rochester had likewise chosen, was seen enveloped in a white sheet: before him, on a table, lay open a large book; and at his side stood Amy Eshton, draped in Mr. Rochester鈥檚 cloak, and holding a book in her hand.

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The old lady had been reading her morning portion of Scripture鈥攖he Lesson for the day; her Bible lay open before her, and her spectacles were upon it.

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