- lie heavy on
keeping these secrets from her family lies heavy on her
Syn:trouble, worry, bother, torment, oppress, nag, prey on one's mind, plague, niggle at, gnaw at, haunt; informal bug
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lie heavy on someone — formal phrase to make someone feel unhappy Feelings of guilt lay heavy on him. Thesaurus: to make someone feel sad or upsetsynonym Main entry: lie … Useful english dictionary
lie heavy on — TROUBLE, worry, bother, torment, oppress, nag, prey on one s mind, plague, niggle at, gnaw at, haunt; informal bug. → lie * * * be/lie/weigh/heavy on literary phrase to mak … Useful english dictionary
To lie heavy — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lie heavy on someone — formal to make someone feel unhappy Feelings of guilt lay heavy on him … English dictionary
lie heavy on — press on, weigh upon (emotionally or physically) … English contemporary dictionary
lie heavy — … Useful english dictionary
lie heavy on one — cause one to feel troubled or uncomfortable … Useful english dictionary
Lie — Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heavy on — ● lie * * * heavy on : having or using a large amount of (something) His movies are light/low on talk and heavy on action. She tends to be heavy on the salt. [=she uses a lot of salt] • • • Main Entry: ↑heavy … Useful english dictionary
lie — lie1 W1S2 [laı] v past tense lay [leı] past participle lain [leın] present participle lying third person singular lies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flat position)¦ 2¦(exist)¦ 3¦(place)¦ 4¦(future)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
