lay in lavender

lay in lavender
(lay (up) in lavender)
1) приберечь на будущее, припрятать до первой необходимости; сохранять впрок [букв. перекладывать лавандой (бельё)]

You have given an unhappy woman, what every woman needs-a romance... A romance can be laid up in lavender and looked at all through the long years to come. (A. Christie, ‘Parker Pyne Investigates’, ‘The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife’) — Жизнь этой несчастной женщины вы расцветили романтикой, столь необходимой прекрасному полу... Ведь романтические воспоминания можно хранить всю жизнь, время от времени воскрешая их в памяти.

He does not wear his new suit of clothes, it is laid up in lavender. — Он совсем не носит свой новый костюм, он его бережет.

2) закладывать, отдавать в залог

Her gold bracelet was laid up in lavender. — Она заложила свой золотой браслет.

3) уст. убрать с пути; упрятать в тюрьму

Lowestoffer is laid up in lavender only for having shown you the way into Alsatia. (W. Scott, ‘The Fortunes of Nigel’, ch. XXIII) — Лаустоффера упрятали в тюрьму только за то, что он указал вам путь в Эльзас.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • Spike lavender — Lavender Lav en*der, n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It. lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in bathing and washing. See {Lave}. to wash, and cf. {Lavender}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lay out — {v. phr.} 1. To prepare (a dead body) for burial. * /The corpse was laid out by the undertaker./ 2. {slang} To knock down flat; to hit unconscious. * /A stiff right to the jaw laid the boxer out in the second round./ 3. To plan. * /Come here,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lay out — {v. phr.} 1. To prepare (a dead body) for burial. * /The corpse was laid out by the undertaker./ 2. {slang} To knock down flat; to hit unconscious. * /A stiff right to the jaw laid the boxer out in the second round./ 3. To plan. * /Come here,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lay\ out — v. phr. 1. To prepare (a dead body) for burial. The corpse was laid out by the undertaker. 2. slang To knock down flat; to hit unconscious. A stiff right to the jaw laid the boxer out in the second round. 3. To plan. Come here, Fred, I have a job …   Словарь американских идиом


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