To Lay A Hit, Blow
Is 'to lay a hit/blow on' someone (as in cheap shot) a slang expression?
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Is 'to lay a hit/blow on' someone (as in cheap shot) a slang expression?
meaning idioms slang usage
Can you cite one of your sources to show more context?
– Kris
Feb 3 '13 at 10:32
(US native speaker) I've never heard 'to lay' but I have heard 'to land a blow/hit' although the latter doesn't imply a cheap shot. Slang for cheap shot would be something like 'a low blow' or 'a hit below the belt'
– mattacular
Feb 3 '13 at 16:24
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Is 'to lay a hit/blow on' someone (as in cheap shot) a slang expression?
meaning idioms slang usage
Is 'to lay a hit/blow on' someone (as in cheap shot) a slang expression?
meaning idioms slang usage
meaning idioms slang usage
asked Feb 3 '13 at 8:17
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Can you cite one of your sources to show more context?
– Kris
Feb 3 '13 at 10:32
(US native speaker) I've never heard 'to lay' but I have heard 'to land a blow/hit' although the latter doesn't imply a cheap shot. Slang for cheap shot would be something like 'a low blow' or 'a hit below the belt'
– mattacular
Feb 3 '13 at 16:24
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Can you cite one of your sources to show more context?
– Kris
Feb 3 '13 at 10:32
(US native speaker) I've never heard 'to lay' but I have heard 'to land a blow/hit' although the latter doesn't imply a cheap shot. Slang for cheap shot would be something like 'a low blow' or 'a hit below the belt'
– mattacular
Feb 3 '13 at 16:24
Can you cite one of your sources to show more context?
– Kris
Feb 3 '13 at 10:32
Can you cite one of your sources to show more context?
– Kris
Feb 3 '13 at 10:32
(US native speaker) I've never heard 'to lay' but I have heard 'to land a blow/hit' although the latter doesn't imply a cheap shot. Slang for cheap shot would be something like 'a low blow' or 'a hit below the belt'
– mattacular
Feb 3 '13 at 16:24
(US native speaker) I've never heard 'to lay' but I have heard 'to land a blow/hit' although the latter doesn't imply a cheap shot. Slang for cheap shot would be something like 'a low blow' or 'a hit below the belt'
– mattacular
Feb 3 '13 at 16:24
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There is a different idiom: lay waste to.
The confusion between that and land a blow is most likely what caused the question and also brought me here.
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The Corpus of Contemporary American English has one record for lay a hit and none for lay a blow. Neither is found in the British National Corpus. Of course, the expression may occur in other forms, such as laid a hit, but it seems unlikely that it is at all common. However, in British English, at least, lay one on him means to hit someone. Given the circumstances in which it is likely to be used, it will rarely if at all be found in formal writing, other than as part of a dialogue in fiction, perhaps.
answered Feb 3 '13 at 8:49
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There is a different idiom: lay waste to.
The confusion between that and land a blow is most likely what caused the question and also brought me here.
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There is a different idiom: lay waste to.
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There is a different idiom: lay waste to.
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There is a different idiom: lay waste to.
The confusion between that and land a blow is most likely what caused the question and also brought me here.
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The Corpus of Contemporary American English has one record for lay a hit and none for lay a blow. Neither is found in the British National Corpus. Of course, the expression may occur in other forms, such as laid a hit, but it seems unlikely that it is at all common. However, in British English, at least, lay one on him means to hit someone. Given the circumstances in which it is likely to be used, it will rarely if at all be found in formal writing, other than as part of a dialogue in fiction, perhaps.
answered Feb 3 '13 at 8:49
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The Corpus of Contemporary American English has one record for lay a hit and none for lay a blow. Neither is found in the British National Corpus. Of course, the expression may occur in other forms, such as laid a hit, but it seems unlikely that it is at all common. However, in British English, at least, lay one on him means to hit someone. Given the circumstances in which it is likely to be used, it will rarely if at all be found in formal writing, other than as part of a dialogue in fiction, perhaps.
answered Feb 3 '13 at 8:49
Barrie England
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The Corpus of Contemporary American English has one record for lay a hit and none for lay a blow. Neither is found in the British National Corpus. Of course, the expression may occur in other forms, such as laid a hit, but it seems unlikely that it is at all common. However, in British English, at least, lay one on him means to hit someone. Given the circumstances in which it is likely to be used, it will rarely if at all be found in formal writing, other than as part of a dialogue in fiction, perhaps.
answered Feb 3 '13 at 8:49
Barrie England
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The Corpus of Contemporary American English has one record for lay a hit and none for lay a blow. Neither is found in the British National Corpus. Of course, the expression may occur in other forms, such as laid a hit, but it seems unlikely that it is at all common. However, in British English, at least, lay one on him means to hit someone. Given the circumstances in which it is likely to be used, it will rarely if at all be found in formal writing, other than as part of a dialogue in fiction, perhaps.
answered Feb 3 '13 at 8:49
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answered Feb 3 '13 at 8:49
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Can you cite one of your sources to show more context?
– Kris
Feb 3 '13 at 10:32
(US native speaker) I've never heard 'to lay' but I have heard 'to land a blow/hit' although the latter doesn't imply a cheap shot. Slang for cheap shot would be something like 'a low blow' or 'a hit below the belt'
– mattacular
Feb 3 '13 at 16:24