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laydown
[ ley-doun ]
noun
- a hand held by a declarer that is or can be played with all cards exposed because no action by the opponents can prevent the declarer from taking the number of tricks necessary to make the contract.
- an unbeatable contract that can so easily be made that a declarer can or does play the hand with all cards exposed.
yĐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of laydown1
Example Sentences
Powell spoke from Edisonâs âlaydown yardâ near the Eaton fire zone, where the company is coordinating its power restoration efforts.
Her weekly âLaydown Diariesâ videos, posted on Tuesdays, recommend new books that week; âIf You Havenât Read It, Itâs New to You,â posted on Fridays, recommends worthy books from previous years.
Lead investigator Kumi Kuroda said: "Even as a mother of four, I was very surprised to see the result. I thought that when a baby wakes during a laydown it is related to how they are put on the bed, such as their posture, or the gentleness of the movement. But our experiment did not support these general assumptions."
Mehta suggested Tuesday that he believes the defense has a strong case, saying he didnât believe it was a âlaydownâ case for prosecutors and heâs ânot sure jurors in the District of Columbia will either.â
âWe laugh in the face of threats not because we underestimate them, but because what else should we do? Laydown and cry? Tears have never won anyone freedom.â
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