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Meanings of lie in wait in English

Portuguese
emboscar
Catalan
amagar-se

Wait in hiding to attack.

      emboscar
      Usage of lie in wait in English
      1
      The rest of the hunters lie in wait in a secure place.
      Another World: Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah
      2
      They lie in wait in the narrow passage between Samos and Ithaca.
      Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca / Adapted from the Third Book of th...
      3
      When they couch in the dens and lie in wait in holes?
      The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
      4
      Some are ever-present; others lie in wait, and start forth at intervals.
      Woman on the American Frontier / A Valuable and Authentic Histor...
      5
      Surround the valley with thy hosts and lie in wait for them.
      Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3
      6
      One does not expect the dog to lie in wait and bite.
      Death at the Excelsior, and Other Stories
      7
      The occupants of air, earth, and water lie in wait for it.
      The Fat of the Land: The Story of an American Farm
      8
      But this kitten might lie in wait as long as it liked.
      Winnie Childs, the Shop Girl
      9
      Why, the hornets are brigands who lie in wait for you bees.
      The Adventures of Maya the Bee
      10
      I shall not lie in wait with a shot-gun for my landlord.
      Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 5, 1919
      11
      Black spiders lie in wait for them as do brigands for travelers.
      Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers
      12
      We lie in wait for, and circumvent each other by multiplied artifices.
      Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries / Inter...
      13
      We'll send one ship to lie in wait for them, Ramesses plotted.
      The heretic queen
      14
      The lions lie in wait for the caravans, and leap upon the camels.
      A House of Pomegranates
      15
      The devils that lie in wait for our weak moments prompted her then.
      The Lamp of Fate
      16
      I will lie in wait for them on thy straight way:
      Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
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      Translations for lie in wait
      Lie in wait through the time
      Lie in wait across language varieties
      United Kingdom
      Common
      Ireland
      Common
      United States of America
      Less common