Lay down arms
1lay down arms — lay down (one s) arms cease fighting …
2lay down arms — put down one s weapons, give up one s weapons …
3lay down (your) arms — phrase to agree to stop fighting The President appealed to the rebels to lay down arms. Thesaurus: international peacehyponym Main entry: arms …
4lay down your arms — to put down your weapons and stop fighting The soldiers refused to lay down their arms. • • • Main Entry: ↑arm * * * lay down your ˈarms idiom (formal) to stop fighting • …
5lay down one's arms — {v. phr.} To cease fighting; surrender. * /The Civil War ended when the Confederate army finally laid down its arms./ …
6lay down one's arms — {v. phr.} To cease fighting; surrender. * /The Civil War ended when the Confederate army finally laid down its arms./ …
7lay down — {v.} 1. To let (something) be taken; give up or surrender (something). * /The general told the troops to lay down their arms./ * /He was willing to lay down his life for his country./ Compare: GIVE UP. 2. To ask people to follow; tell someone to… …
8lay down — {v.} 1. To let (something) be taken; give up or surrender (something). * /The general told the troops to lay down their arms./ * /He was willing to lay down his life for his country./ Compare: GIVE UP. 2. To ask people to follow; tell someone to… …
9Lay Down Your Arms — is a 1956 popular song with music by Ake Gerhard and Leon Landgren and lyrics by Gerhard (original Ann Caroline Swedish) and Paddy Roberts (English).In the United States, the biggest hit version was recorded by The Chordettes, reaching #16 on the …
10lay down one's arms — To surrender, submit • • • Main Entry: ↑arm …
