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lain in one's throat

lain in one's throat is the past participle of lie in one's throat.

Meaning of lie in one's throat

Verb

lie in one's throat (third-person singular simple present lies in one's throat, present participle lying in one's throat, simple past lay in one's throat, past participle lain in one's throat)

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To lie (tell a falsehood) flatly or outright.
    • I know not where he lodges, and for mee to deuise a lodging, and say he lies heere, or he lies there, were to lye in mine owne throat.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Questions about lain in one's throat

What is lain in one's throat the past participle of?
Lain in one's throat is the past participle of lie in one's throat.

Words near lain in one's throat in the dictionary

  1. lain hands on
  2. lain ill in one's mouth
  3. lain in
  4. lain in ambush
  5. lain in honor
  6. lain in one's throat
  7. lain in repose
  8. lain in state
  9. lain in the bed one had made
  10. lain in the way
  11. lain in wait

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