亚洲网紅露点

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laydown

[ ley-doun ]

noun

Bridge.
  1. a hand held by a declarer that is or can be played with all cards exposed because no action by the opponents can prevent the declarer from taking the number of tricks necessary to make the contract.
  2. an unbeatable contract that can so easily be made that a declarer can or does play the hand with all cards exposed.


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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of laydown1

First recorded in 1905鈥10; noun use of verb phrase lay down
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Powell spoke from Edison鈥檚 鈥渓aydown yard鈥 near the Eaton fire zone, where the company is coordinating its power restoration efforts.

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Her weekly 鈥淟aydown Diaries鈥 videos, posted on Tuesdays, recommend new books that week; 鈥淚f You Haven鈥檛 Read It, It鈥檚 New to You,鈥 posted on Fridays, recommends worthy books from previous years.

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Lead investigator Kumi Kuroda said: "Even as a mother of four, I was very surprised to see the result. I thought that when a baby wakes during a laydown it is related to how they are put on the bed, such as their posture, or the gentleness of the movement. But our experiment did not support these general assumptions."

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Mehta suggested Tuesday that he believes the defense has a strong case, saying he didn鈥檛 believe it was a 鈥渓aydown鈥 case for prosecutors and he鈥檚 鈥渘ot sure jurors in the District of Columbia will either.鈥

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鈥淲e laugh in the face of threats not because we underestimate them, but because what else should we do? Laydown and cry? Tears have never won anyone freedom.鈥

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