lie down

Also, lie down on the job. Be remiss or lazy. For example, They fired Max because he was always lying down on the job. This expression alludes to lying down in the sense of "resting." [Early 1900s]

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: assume a reclining position
  Synonym: lie
  Antonym: arise (meaning #3)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - protestaktion hvor deltagerne lægger sig ned

Français (French)
n. - petite sieste

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hinlegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπνάκος

Italiano (Italian)
pisolino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cochilo (m)

Русский (Russian)
короткий отдых, лежачая демонстрация протеста

Español (Spanish)
n. - siestecita

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vila

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小睡, 卧地抗议示威

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小睡, 臥地抗議示威

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 연좌 , 늦잠

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 仮眠

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מנוחה קצרה במיטה‬

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