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lain down on the job

lain down on the job is the past participle of lie down on the job.

Meaning of lie down on the job

Verb

lie down on the job (third-person singular simple present lies down on the job, present participle lying down on the job, simple past lay down on the job, past participle lain down on the job)

  1. To be idle when one should be working.

Questions about lain down on the job

What is lain down on the job the past participle of?
Lain down on the job is the past participle of lie down on the job.

Words near lain down on the job in the dictionary

  1. lain before
  2. lain behind
  3. lain by
  4. lain doggo
  5. lain down
  6. lain down on the job
  7. lain hands on
  8. lain ill in one's mouth
  9. lain in
  10. lain in ambush
  11. lain in honor

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