take lying down take leave • take note · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · take lying down · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 15 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively. Synonyms: take lying down. Example: "I won't take this insult lying down." · · Verb Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077 y latin small letter y U+0079