lie back

1. (intransitive)To lie down by moving in a posterior direction, ending up supine.

   The imaging technician told him to lie back and then remain still for a minute.

2. To relax, to exert less effort.

   You can predict that he's going to lie back and take it easy if you let him find out that there's no pressing deadline from the customer on this job.

1. Was he lying on his back?

   Він лежав на спині?

   ruОн лежал на спине?

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. Tom is lying on his back.

   Том лежить на спині.

   ruТом лежит на спине.

   deTom liegt auf dem Rücken.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

3. He lay on his back with his eyes closed.

   Він ліг горілиць з закритими очима.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

4. He was lying on his back.

   ruОн лежал на спине.

   deEr lag auf dem Rücken.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

5. I was lying on my back.

   ruЯ лежал на спине.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

irregular · Lesson

• lie inлежати, лягтиTo be brought to bed in childbirth.
• lie downлягти, лягатиTo assume a horizontal position.
• lie withзнатиTo be the responsibility or duty of (someone).
• lie byспати зTo have sex with.
• lie offTo remain at a safe distance from (another vessel or hazard)
• lie backTo lie down by moving in a posterior direction, ending up supine.
• lie overTo be deferred to a future occasion.
• lie aroundTo do nothing in particular; to be idle.