lie on/upon
phrasal verb
lay on/upon; lain on/upon; lying on/upon; lies on/upon
: to affect (someone) in a specified way
Sorrow lay heavily on him.
Guilt lies on his conscience.
She keeps herself healthy so her years lie lightly upon her.
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Some lie on their stomachs, and others wedge between train cars.
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Those fuels today are based on food waste and farm crops, although alternatives including hydrogen lie on the horizon.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Our testers lie on every mattress and cycle through sleeping positions before rating each on a firmness scale of 1 to 10.
—Renee Cherry, SELF, 26 Oct. 2024
Underneath, a pair of thin mattresses for the mother to lie on.
—Ala'a Ibrahim, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Those fuels today are based on food waste and farm crops, although alternatives including hydrogen lie on the horizon.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Our testers lie on every mattress and cycle through sleeping positions before rating each on a firmness scale of 1 to 10.
—Renee Cherry, SELF, 26 Oct. 2024
Underneath, a pair of thin mattresses for the mother to lie on.
—Ala'a Ibrahim, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Lie on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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