lay before


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Related to lay before: lay before me, lay before you
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w>lay before

vt +prep obj to lay something before somebody (plan)jdm etw vorlegen; ideas alsojdm etw unterbreiten; claim, complaintetw bei jdm vorbringen
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References in classic literature ?
Thoughts of the hideous pack which tenanted the ship induced cold tremors along the spine of the cowardly prowler; but life itself depended upon the success of his venture, and so he was enabled to steel himself to the frightful chances which lay before him.